| 单词 | single-leafed |
| 释义 | > as lemmassingle-leafed 2. Of an object, as a door, a table, a bridge: having hinged leaves (leaf n.1 7). Chiefly in compounds specifying the number of leaves, as single-leafed, two-leafed, etc. (cf. two-leaved adj. a). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adjective] > consisting of parts > specific leafed1598 1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 87 All the windowes were double leafed a peece. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Valve, a foulding, or two-leafed doore, or window. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. R3 A two leafed brasen gate. 1626 D. Featley Parallel A ij A two leafed Tablet. 1755 J. A. Rouquet Present State Arts in Eng. xxiv. 98 A single leafed door..is the principal entrance to the house. 1770 Information A. Sinclair against J. Macfarlane & J. Cargill 13 Macfarlane went to the pursuer's kitchen-window, which is a two-leafed window, and with one or both of his hands pushed the same open. 1834 R. Ráz Archit. Hindús 50 In temples, and houses of Brahmans and others, two-leafed doors may be used. 1862 Sandyford Murder Case 37 There was a mahogany square one-leafed table, about four or five feet broad, in the centre of the room. 1901 Lady's Realm 10 277 The beautiful three-leafed screen shown by the Lady Jane, embroidered by herself. 1996 R. Pevear tr. N. V. Gogol Dead Souls 381 The single-leafed door of his unclean closet opened and in walked an official person. 2005 H. McKnight Cruising French Waterways (ed. 4) vii. 243 About 2.5km outside Arles, the famous double leafed bascule bridge of Van Gogh's paintings spans a former (now level) lock. < as lemmas |
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