table leafn.

Brit.

/ˈteɪbl liːf/, U.S.

/ˈteɪbəl ˌlif/

Inflections: Plural table leaves.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., leaf n.¹

Etymology: < table n. + leaf n.¹

A section of a table, esp. a movable leaf that can be used to increase the size of the table, as a drop leaf; (also) a table flap. Cf. leaf n.¹ 7d.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > table with leaf or flap > leaf or flap

leaf1501

table leaf1676

table flap1828

1676 T. Mace Musick's Monument 244 The Leaf has in It 8 Desks..with Springs under the Edge of the Leaf, so Contriv'd, that they may Open, and Shut at Pleasure; which (when Shut down) Joyn Closely with the Table-Leaf.

1739 J. Hempstead Diary 2 Oct. (1998) 352 White pine bords..& one bord 47 foot Clear Stuff a wide & thick one. for Table Leaves.

1749 W. Halfpenny New Syst. Archit. Delineated 7 There may be a narrow pair of stairs from the garret, to land on one side of the room, which may be cover'd by a table leaf.

1856 Ann. Sci. Discov. 155 He..began by opening the table more widely, and inserting two movable table-leaves.

1872 J. T. Trowbridge Coupon Bonds 176 Mrs. Blossom..was occupied in running over Benjie, whose fingers she had previously pinched by too suddenly dropping the table-leaf.

1884 G. B. Prescott Bell's Electric Speaking Telephone viii. 298 For each pair of plugs there is a switch lever on the projecting table leaf below.

1913 W. D. Howells Familiar Spanish Trav. 29 Springing up the little table-leaf of the window.

1991 Southwest Winter 67/2 (caption) Table leaves can extend the table to accommodate 6–8 chairs. Shown in weathered ivory finish.

Compounds

table-leaf joint n. a rule-joint used for table flaps.

ΚΠ

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2478/2 Table-leaf Joint, a peculiar form of furniture joint used in desk and table leaves, rules, and in some kinds of shutters.

1941 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 24 Aug. i. 8/2 Many American tables had what is known as the ‘V’ joint or tongue and groove, rather than the standard table leaf joint.

1997 G. Hack Handplane Bk. xi. 210 Actually making a properly fitting table-leaf joint is quite subtle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	table leaf
释义	table leafn. Brit. /ˈteɪbl liːf/, U.S. /ˈteɪbəl ˌlif/ Inflections: Plural table leaves. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., leaf n.¹ Etymology: < table n. + leaf n.¹ A section of a table, esp. a movable leaf that can be used to increase the size of the table, as a drop leaf; (also) a table flap. Cf. leaf n.¹ 7d. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > table with leaf or flap > leaf or flap leaf1501 table leaf1676 table flap1828 1676 T. Mace Musick's Monument 244 The Leaf has in It 8 Desks..with Springs under the Edge of the Leaf, so Contriv'd, that they may Open, and Shut at Pleasure; which (when Shut down) Joyn Closely with the Table-Leaf. 1739 J. Hempstead Diary 2 Oct. (1998) 352 White pine bords..& one bord 47 foot Clear Stuff a wide & thick one. for Table Leaves. 1749 W. Halfpenny New Syst. Archit. Delineated 7 There may be a narrow pair of stairs from the garret, to land on one side of the room, which may be cover'd by a table leaf. 1856 Ann. Sci. Discov. 155 He..began by opening the table more widely, and inserting two movable table-leaves. 1872 J. T. Trowbridge Coupon Bonds 176 Mrs. Blossom..was occupied in running over Benjie, whose fingers she had previously pinched by too suddenly dropping the table-leaf. 1884 G. B. Prescott Bell's Electric Speaking Telephone viii. 298 For each pair of plugs there is a switch lever on the projecting table leaf below. 1913 W. D. Howells Familiar Spanish Trav. 29 Springing up the little table-leaf of the window. 1991 Southwest Winter 67/2 (caption) Table leaves can extend the table to accommodate 6–8 chairs. Shown in weathered ivory finish. Compounds table-leaf joint n. a rule-joint used for table flaps. ΚΠ 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2478/2 Table-leaf Joint, a peculiar form of furniture joint used in desk and table leaves, rules, and in some kinds of shutters. 1941 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 24 Aug. i. 8/2 Many American tables had what is known as the ‘V’ joint or tongue and groove, rather than the standard table leaf joint. 1997 G. Hack Handplane Bk. xi. 210 Actually making a properly fitting table-leaf joint is quite subtle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1676
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