leafwork

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noun

Any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage

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Meanings

nounleafwork (countable and uncountable, plural leafworks)

plural leafworks

  1. countableuncountableAny design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage

    The legs are of the heavy bulbous type common at this time, turned in the cup and cover form, and carved with nullings and acanthus leafwork.

    2013, Charles H. Hayward, English Furniture at a Glance

Origin

From leaf + work. Compare Dutch loofwerk, German Laubwerk.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

leafwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leafwork

MLA

“leafwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leafwork. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leafwork,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leafwork.

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