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单词 leafen
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leafenadj.

Brit. /ˈliːf(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈlif(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leaf n.1, -en suffix4.
Etymology: < leaf n.1 + -en suffix4. Compare earlier leafy adj.With leafen gold in quot. 1746 compare earlier leaf gold n. 1.
Chiefly literary.
= leafy adj. (in various senses); esp. made or consisting of leaves.leafen gold n. Obsolete rare = leaf gold n.
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foliaceous1658
foliate1658
leafen1746
phylliform1848
phyllomorphous1849
phylloid1858
phylloideous1866
foliiform1880
phylloidal1888
1746 J. Hervey Refl. Flower-garden 57 in Medit. among Tombs This reddens into blood in the Veins of the Mulberry, and attenuates itself into leafen Gold to create a Covering for the Quince.
1847 H. Melville Typee xxiii. 185 Fruits of various kinds were likewise suspended in leafen baskets.
1881 Trans. Dept. Agric. State Illinois 1880 18 156 The caterpillars..live in portable or stationery leafen or silken cases or tubes.
1909 D. A. Mackenzie Elves & Heroes 14 Gold-hilted, and of keen bronze made In leafen shape.
1945 Poetry 65 305 His head so tangled with leafen trophy.
1997 J. D. Harris Dream Stories (D.A. diss. State Univ. New York at Albany) 28 Shadow placed the pieces of the pot onto her leafen quilt.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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