interleaf

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UK/ˈɪntəliːf/US/ˈɪntɚliːf/UK/ɪntəˈliːf/US/ɪntɚˈliːf/

noun

A leaf, often of tissue paper or other thin paper, inserted between the pages of a book to protect illustrations.

“If you stack high columns of these boxes without using interleafs they'll fall apart.”

Similar
interleave
OriginEnglish leaf ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

nouninterleaf (plural interleaves)

plural interleaves

  1. A leaf, often of tissue paper or other thin paper, inserted between the pages of a book to protect illustrations.
  2. A sheet of paper or cardboard, placed between layers on a pallet to create a cohesive structure.

    If you stack high columns of these boxes without using interleafs they'll fall apart.

verbinterleaf (third-person singular simple present interleafs, present participle interleafing, simple past and past participle interleafed)

present singular third person interleafs · participle present interleafing · participle past interleafed · past interleafed

  1. Same as interleave

    Synonyms: interleave

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSame as interleave

Similar
interleave

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishleaf
  8. Englishinterleaf

From inter- + leaf.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech proklad, proklad
  • prokladleaf inserted in a book to protect illustrations
  • prokladsheet between layers on a pallet
Finnish välilehti
  • välilehtileaf inserted in a book to protect illustrations
Polish przekładka
  • przekładkasheet between layers on a pallet

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

interleaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interleaf

MLA

“interleaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interleaf. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interleaf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interleaf.

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