water-leafn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəliːf/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərlif/,

/ˈwɑdərlif/

Forms: see water n. and leaf n.¹

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

Etymology: < water n. + leaf n.¹In sense 2, after French feuille d'eau (1752 or earlier in this sense) or its model post-classical Latin Hydrophyllum ( P. Morin Remarques nécessaires pour la culture des fleurs (1638) 40, as Hydrophyllon).

1. A representation of the leaf of an aquatic plant. In later use chiefly: (Architecture) a carved representation of this kind, typically used to ornament sculptured capitals.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > foliage > leaf

leafc1400

water-leaf1444

acanthus1592

oak leaf1649

lotus leaf1739

raffle leaf1772

1444 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 104 Lego predictæ Helenæ..dim. dos. whisshons rubiis cum waterlefe.

a1706 J. Evelyn in tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. (1707) Advt. conc. Edition 10 Among the Ornaments and Accessorys, a plain Water Leaf was put instead of an indented one.

1776 Builder's Price-bk. 75 Gothic Cornice, two Members enriched with Water Leaf in Cove and Ovolo, with Flowers.

1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. xxvii. 312 Where the Byzantines use the acanthus, the Lombards use the Persepolitan water-leaf.

a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. iii. 120 Most of [the capitals]..are of the simple water-leaf form so prevalent in the north of England.

1956 G. Taylor Silver 229 Water-Leaf. Stylized motif taken from large broad unribbed tapering or rounded leaf, much used on plate 1770–1830.

2007 A. White Lotherton Hall (Leeds Museums & Galleries) (new ed.) 7/1 The water-leaf which is carved on the capital..is similar to those which frame the north door.

2. Any plant of the North American genus Hydrophyllum (family Boraginaceae or Hydrophyllaceae), which comprises several small shade-loving, herbaceous perennials. Frequently with distinguishing word.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants

sea-purslane1548

frog-bit1578

heartwort1578

milkwort1578

water dragon1578

water-liverwort1578

water milfoil1578

water radish1578

arrowhead1597

saltwort1597

water archer1597

calla1601

water-rocket1605

sea rocket1611

water archer1617

water chickweed1633

water purslane1633

arsesmart1640

water hyssop1653

water thyme1655

water serpent1659

Myriophyllum1754

least water plantain1756

mud-weed1756

Thalia1756

water-leaf1756

marsh liverwort1760

bastard plantain1762

wool-weed1765

Ruppia1770

goat's foot1773

pipewort1776

blinking chickweed1777

mudwort1789

arrowleaf1805

water-target1814

water willow1814

felwort1816

water shield1817

mermaid weed1822

mud plantain1822

hydrilla1824

blinks1835

crystalwort1846

naiad1846

waterwort1846

arrow weed1848

willow-thorn1857

lattice leaf1866

marsh flower1866

bonnet1869

lattice plant1877

sea-ash1884

alligator weed1887

water parsley1891

water hyacinth1897

lirio1926

neverwet1927

1756 Philos. Trans. Abridged 1743–50 (Royal Soc.) 10 724 Hydrophyllum Morini..Water-leaf of Morinus.

1819 A. Rees Cycl. XVIII. at Hydrophyllum Miller conjectures that Morin gave the genus this name because, in spring, water is usually found in the cavity of its leaves.—Hence its English appellation, Water-leaf.

1867 Amer. Jrnl. Hort. 2 132 We notice also..the tufts of hairy water-leaf.

1959 A. L. Rowse Diary 1 May (2003) 292 She showed me..delicate lavender water-leaf in blue clusters.

2003 C. Harstad Got Shade? 283 Broad-leaved Waterleaf..makes a handsome 6–20-inch-tall ground cover that stays green all summer.

3. Papermaking. Unsized paper, either prior to sizing or as a finished product that is more absorbent than sized paper.

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > paper imitating parchment

water-leaf1796

vegetable parchment1835

papyrine1850

parchment paper1850

1796 Repertory Arts & Manuf. 5 369 (heading) Patent granted to Mr. Elias Carpenter..for his invention of a method of bleaching paper in the water-leaf.

1863 Technologist 3 393 The transformation of water-leaf, or unsized paper, into a material in exact resemblance to parchment, is one of the chemical facts of the last few years.

1949 Paper Making (Brit. Paper & Board Makers' Assoc.) (1950) viii. 121 When reasonably flat the unsized paper (waterleaf) is ready for sizing.

2011 L. D. Bethmann Hand Printing from Nature iii. 50 Water leaf refers to paper with no sizing, which results in very absorbent paper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-leaf
释义	water-leafn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəliːf/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərlif/, /ˈwɑdərlif/ Forms: see water n. and leaf n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., leaf n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + leaf n.¹In sense 2, after French feuille d'eau (1752 or earlier in this sense) or its model post-classical Latin Hydrophyllum ( P. Morin Remarques nécessaires pour la culture des fleurs (1638) 40, as Hydrophyllon). 1. A representation of the leaf of an aquatic plant. In later use chiefly: (Architecture) a carved representation of this kind, typically used to ornament sculptured capitals. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > foliage > leaf leafc1400 water-leaf1444 acanthus1592 oak leaf1649 lotus leaf1739 raffle leaf1772 1444 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 104 Lego predictæ Helenæ..dim. dos. whisshons rubiis cum waterlefe. a1706 J. Evelyn in tr. R. Fréart Parallel Antient Archit. (1707) Advt. conc. Edition 10 Among the Ornaments and Accessorys, a plain Water Leaf was put instead of an indented one. 1776 Builder's Price-bk. 75 Gothic Cornice, two Members enriched with Water Leaf in Cove and Ovolo, with Flowers. 1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. xxvii. 312 Where the Byzantines use the acanthus, the Lombards use the Persepolitan water-leaf. a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. iii. 120 Most of [the capitals]..are of the simple water-leaf form so prevalent in the north of England. 1956 G. Taylor Silver 229 Water-Leaf. Stylized motif taken from large broad unribbed tapering or rounded leaf, much used on plate 1770–1830. 2007 A. White Lotherton Hall (Leeds Museums & Galleries) (new ed.) 7/1 The water-leaf which is carved on the capital..is similar to those which frame the north door. 2. Any plant of the North American genus Hydrophyllum (family Boraginaceae or Hydrophyllaceae), which comprises several small shade-loving, herbaceous perennials. Frequently with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants sea-purslane1548 frog-bit1578 heartwort1578 milkwort1578 water dragon1578 water-liverwort1578 water milfoil1578 water milfoil1578 water radish1578 arrowhead1597 saltwort1597 water archer1597 calla1601 water-rocket1605 sea rocket1611 water archer1617 water chickweed1633 water purslane1633 arsesmart1640 water hyssop1653 water thyme1655 water serpent1659 Myriophyllum1754 least water plantain1756 mud-weed1756 Thalia1756 water-leaf1756 marsh liverwort1760 bastard plantain1762 wool-weed1765 Ruppia1770 goat's foot1773 pipewort1776 blinking chickweed1777 mudwort1789 arrowleaf1805 water-target1814 water willow1814 felwort1816 water shield1817 mermaid weed1822 mud plantain1822 hydrilla1824 blinks1835 crystalwort1846 naiad1846 waterwort1846 arrow weed1848 willow-thorn1857 lattice leaf1866 marsh flower1866 bonnet1869 lattice plant1877 sea-ash1884 alligator weed1887 water parsley1891 water hyacinth1897 lirio1926 neverwet1927 1756 Philos. Trans. Abridged 1743–50 (Royal Soc.) 10 724 Hydrophyllum Morini..Water-leaf of Morinus. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XVIII. at Hydrophyllum Miller conjectures that Morin gave the genus this name because, in spring, water is usually found in the cavity of its leaves.—Hence its English appellation, Water-leaf. 1867 Amer. Jrnl. Hort. 2 132 We notice also..the tufts of hairy water-leaf. 1959 A. L. Rowse Diary 1 May (2003) 292 She showed me..delicate lavender water-leaf in blue clusters. 2003 C. Harstad Got Shade? 283 Broad-leaved Waterleaf..makes a handsome 6–20-inch-tall ground cover that stays green all summer. 3. Papermaking. Unsized paper, either prior to sizing or as a finished product that is more absorbent than sized paper. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > paper imitating parchment water-leaf1796 vegetable parchment1835 papyrine1850 parchment paper1850 1796 Repertory Arts & Manuf. 5 369 (heading) Patent granted to Mr. Elias Carpenter..for his invention of a method of bleaching paper in the water-leaf. 1863 Technologist 3 393 The transformation of water-leaf, or unsized paper, into a material in exact resemblance to parchment, is one of the chemical facts of the last few years. 1949 Paper Making (Brit. Paper & Board Makers' Assoc.) (1950) viii. 121 When reasonably flat the unsized paper (waterleaf) is ready for sizing. 2011 L. D. Bethmann Hand Printing from Nature iii. 50 Water leaf refers to paper with no sizing, which results in very absorbent paper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1444
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