loose-leafadj.

Brit.

/ˌluːsˈliːf/,

/ˈluːsˌliːf/, U.S.

/ˌlusˈlif/,

/ˈlusˌlif/

Of a note-book, file, or the like: made to facilitate the insertion or removal of each leaf separately. Also as n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [adjective] > of notebook, file, etc.

loose-leaf1902

1902 Accountant 29 Nov. 1240/1 The difficulty he mentions is partly met by using a ‘loose leaf’ Ledger.

1904 Accountant 28 May 710/2 The employment of the Card or Loose-Leaf Systems for statistical purposes.

1904 S. S. Dawson Accountant's Compend. (ed. 2) 468 Loose Leaf Ledgers consist of ledger sheets ruled in the ordinary way, but devised with the view of retaining within the Ledger ‘live’ Accounts only.

1907 Daily Chron. 6 Dec. 11/4 ‘Loose-Leaf’ notebooks and diaries,..in which pages can be taken out or added at will, have already won a well-deserved popularity.

1917 H. B. Twyford Purchasing & Storing 409 A copy of every printed form used should be posted on a loose-leaf sheet.

1930 ‘J. J. Connington’ Two Tickets Puzzle xv. 232 Dr. Selby-Onslow nodded again: crossed the room to his desk; and pulled from a drawer a large loose-leaf volume.

1937 I. O. Evans Cigarette Cards 122 Sheets made up in this fashion could also be filed after the manner of the loose-leaves.

1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions ii. vi. 559 In the window was a large loose-leaf book, whose lined pages were filled in a cramped round hand.

1967 Listener 21 Sept. 370/2 The large loose-leaf notebook in which he wrote rehearsal notes.

1971 Ann. Rep. Curators Bodl. Libr. 1969–70 49 Transferring of the old handlists to typescript sheets in looseleaf binders continued.

1975 BSI News May 6/3 The third revision of BS 2782 Methods of test for plastics is being issued in a loose-leaf form.

Draft additions September 2016

a. Originally: designating or relating to (whole) tobacco leaves sold loose, rather than by the barrel or other container, esp. at a wholesale auction. Now usually: designating or relating to shredded tobacco sold loose in a pouch or tin for smoking in a pipe or in a hand-rolled cigarette, or for chewing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [adjective] > type of tobacco

bright1660

fine-cut1755

dark leaf1829

loose-leaf1831

golden1832

1831 Indiana Democrat 19 Nov. 4/5 (advt.) Cash for products. The highest market price will be paid for Flax Seed,..Raccoon and other furs, Loose Leaf Tobacco.

1887 Star (Guernsey) 29 Nov. 3/6 Large quantity of loose leaf, greenhouse tobacco.

1899 Treasury Decisions under Tariff & Internal Revenue Laws (U.S. Treasury Dept.) 1 852 Loose leaf tobacco composing the breaks on the warehouse floors in the loose-leaf markets may be sold at public auction, or at private sale, by the owner or warehouseman, who will not be required to pack the same in hogsheads, cases, or bales.

1913 W. W. Garner Tobacco Curing (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 523) 16 For marketing, the tobacco may be packed into hogsheads, but in recent years it is becoming more and more the practice to sell Burley [tobacco] by the loose-leaf auction.

1960 Lorillard & Tobacco (P. Lorillard Co.) 23 Today loose-leaf chewing tobacco is favored over plug.

1988 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Oct. a14 ‘Loose leaf’ tobacco products..are used for pipe smoking or ‘roll-your-own’ cigarettes.

2005 S. J. Sifaneck et al. in A. L. Golub Cultural/Subcultural Contexts Marijuana Use 25 In most of Europe, the term ‘joint’ means using cigarette paper to roll a mixture of marijuana with loose-leaf tobacco.

b. Designating tea chiefly composed of whole leaves sold in a carton or other container rather than in a compressed or powdered form or (in later use) in individual tea bags. Cf. leaf tea n. 1a.

ΚΠ

1892 Pella (Iowa) Weekly Herald 15 Jan. 7/2 It [sc. brick tea] is gaining ground in Europe—said to have a special flavor that loose leaf tea has not—a semi-pungent taste that comes not otherwise.

1979 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Feb. 270/3 (advt.) Brew with Gusto Super Ball stainless spheres let you enjoy fresh flavor in loose-leaf teas without mess. Just fill, suspend in a pot or cup.

1986 Working Mother Oct. 157/3 The 8.8-ounce tin of loose-leaf tea costs $9.

2007 Olive May 26/2 Thick, gooey clotted cream, homemade jam, just-baked scones and loose-leaf tea from a proper pot, that's what the ultimate cream tea is all about.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loose-leaf
释义	loose-leafadj. Brit. /ˌluːsˈliːf/, /ˈluːsˌliːf/, U.S. /ˌlusˈlif/, /ˈlusˌlif/ Of a note-book, file, or the like: made to facilitate the insertion or removal of each leaf separately. Also as n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [adjective] > of notebook, file, etc. loose-leaf1902 1902 Accountant 29 Nov. 1240/1 The difficulty he mentions is partly met by using a ‘loose leaf’ Ledger. 1904 Accountant 28 May 710/2 The employment of the Card or Loose-Leaf Systems for statistical purposes. 1904 S. S. Dawson Accountant's Compend. (ed. 2) 468 Loose Leaf Ledgers consist of ledger sheets ruled in the ordinary way, but devised with the view of retaining within the Ledger ‘live’ Accounts only. 1907 Daily Chron. 6 Dec. 11/4 ‘Loose-Leaf’ notebooks and diaries,..in which pages can be taken out or added at will, have already won a well-deserved popularity. 1917 H. B. Twyford Purchasing & Storing 409 A copy of every printed form used should be posted on a loose-leaf sheet. 1930 ‘J. J. Connington’ Two Tickets Puzzle xv. 232 Dr. Selby-Onslow nodded again: crossed the room to his desk; and pulled from a drawer a large loose-leaf volume. 1937 I. O. Evans Cigarette Cards 122 Sheets made up in this fashion could also be filed after the manner of the loose-leaves. 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions ii. vi. 559 In the window was a large loose-leaf book, whose lined pages were filled in a cramped round hand. 1967 Listener 21 Sept. 370/2 The large loose-leaf notebook in which he wrote rehearsal notes. 1971 Ann. Rep. Curators Bodl. Libr. 1969–70 49 Transferring of the old handlists to typescript sheets in looseleaf binders continued. 1975 BSI News May 6/3 The third revision of BS 2782 Methods of test for plastics is being issued in a loose-leaf form. Draft additions September 2016 a. Originally: designating or relating to (whole) tobacco leaves sold loose, rather than by the barrel or other container, esp. at a wholesale auction. Now usually: designating or relating to shredded tobacco sold loose in a pouch or tin for smoking in a pipe or in a hand-rolled cigarette, or for chewing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [adjective] > type of tobacco bright1660 fine-cut1755 dark leaf1829 loose-leaf1831 golden1832 1831 Indiana Democrat 19 Nov. 4/5 (advt.) Cash for products. The highest market price will be paid for Flax Seed,..Raccoon and other furs, Loose Leaf Tobacco. 1887 Star (Guernsey) 29 Nov. 3/6 Large quantity of loose leaf, greenhouse tobacco. 1899 Treasury Decisions under Tariff & Internal Revenue Laws (U.S. Treasury Dept.) 1 852 Loose leaf tobacco composing the breaks on the warehouse floors in the loose-leaf markets may be sold at public auction, or at private sale, by the owner or warehouseman, who will not be required to pack the same in hogsheads, cases, or bales. 1913 W. W. Garner Tobacco Curing (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 523) 16 For marketing, the tobacco may be packed into hogsheads, but in recent years it is becoming more and more the practice to sell Burley [tobacco] by the loose-leaf auction. 1960 Lorillard & Tobacco (P. Lorillard Co.) 23 Today loose-leaf chewing tobacco is favored over plug. 1988 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Oct. a14 ‘Loose leaf’ tobacco products..are used for pipe smoking or ‘roll-your-own’ cigarettes. 2005 S. J. Sifaneck et al. in A. L. Golub Cultural/Subcultural Contexts Marijuana Use 25 In most of Europe, the term ‘joint’ means using cigarette paper to roll a mixture of marijuana with loose-leaf tobacco. b. Designating tea chiefly composed of whole leaves sold in a carton or other container rather than in a compressed or powdered form or (in later use) in individual tea bags. Cf. leaf tea n. 1a. ΚΠ 1892 Pella (Iowa) Weekly Herald 15 Jan. 7/2 It [sc. brick tea] is gaining ground in Europe—said to have a special flavor that loose leaf tea has not—a semi-pungent taste that comes not otherwise. 1979 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Feb. 270/3 (advt.) Brew with Gusto Super Ball stainless spheres let you enjoy fresh flavor in loose-leaf teas without mess. Just fill, suspend in a pot or cup. 1986 Working Mother Oct. 157/3 The 8.8-ounce tin of loose-leaf tea costs $9. 2007 Olive May 26/2 Thick, gooey clotted cream, homemade jam, just-baked scones and loose-leaf tea from a proper pot, that's what the ultimate cream tea is all about. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1831
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