ivy-leafn.

Forms: see ivy n. and leaf n.¹

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

Etymology: < ivy n. + leaf n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈivy-ˈleaf.

a. A leaf of ivy; †taken as the type of a thing of little value. to pipe in (with) an ivy-leaf (figurative), to console oneself (for failure, etc.) with some frivolous employment (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little worth

ivy-leafc1000

needle?c1225

sloec1250

peasea1275

strawc1290

bean1297

nutc1300

buttonc1330

leekc1330

trifle1375

cress1377

goose-wing1377

sop1377

niflec1395

vetcha1400

a pin's head (also point)c1450

trump1513

plack1530

toy1530

blue point1532

grey groat1546

cherry-stone1607

jiggalorum1613

candle-enda1625

peppercorn1638

sponge1671

sneeshing1686

snottera1689

catchpenny1705

potato1757

snuff1809

pinhead1828

traneen1837

a hill of beans1863

gubbins1918

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be consoled or relieved [verb (intransitive)] > with something frivolous

to pipe in (with) an ivy-leafc1374

c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 326 Nim..ifig leaf þe on eorþan wixþ.

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 1433 But, Troylus, thou mayst now, este or weste, Pipe in an ivy leefe, if that the leste.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 21 That all nis worth an yvy lefe.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclviii Farwel the gardyner he may pype with an yue lefe his frute is fayled.

1869 W. C. Hazlitt Eng. Prov. & Phr. 425 To pipe in an ivy leaf, to go and engage in any sterile or idle occupation, to hang one's heels up.

b. attributive. = ivy-leaved adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > having leaves of particular shape or size

broad-leaved1552

long-leaved1562

narrow-leaved1578

round-leaved1597

small-leaved1597

long-leafed1629

rosemary-leaved1633

rue-leaved1633

teretifolious1657

cut-leaved1731

longleaf1733

channel-leaved1758

halberd-shaped1770

alder-leaved1772

oak-leaved1776

holly-leaved1777

ivy-leaved1789

halberd-headed1795

daisy-leaved1796

narrow-leaf1804

oblique-leaved1807

sword-leaved1807

wing-leaved1822

flaggy1842

curly1845

macrophyllous1857

parvifolious1857

shield-leaved1860

curled1861

symphyllous1877

beak-leaved188.

stenophyllous1880

thread-leaved1884

megaphyllous1901

little leaf1908

ivy-leaf1909

1909 Daily Chron. 5 June 9/5 Ivy-leaf geraniums can be depended on to produce a long succession of blooms.

1939 E. Bowen Coll. Impressions (1950) 64 A window-box gay with pink ivy-leaf geraniums.

1957 Encycl. Brit. X. 205/2 The ivy-leaf geranium, derived from P[elargonium] peltatum, has given rise to an important class of both double- and single-flowered forms adapted especially for pot culture, hanging baskets, [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	ivy-leaf
释义	ivy-leafn. Forms: see ivy n. and leaf n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ivy n., leaf n.¹ Etymology: < ivy n. + leaf n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈivy-ˈleaf. a. A leaf of ivy; †taken as the type of a thing of little value. to pipe in (with) an ivy-leaf (figurative), to console oneself (for failure, etc.) with some frivolous employment (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little worth ivy-leafc1000 needle?c1225 sloec1250 peasea1275 strawc1290 bean1297 nutc1300 buttonc1330 leekc1330 trifle1375 cress1377 goose-wing1377 sop1377 niflec1395 vetcha1400 a pin's head (also point)c1450 trump1513 plack1530 toy1530 blue point1532 grey groat1546 cherry-stone1607 jiggalorum1613 candle-enda1625 peppercorn1638 sponge1671 sneeshing1686 snottera1689 catchpenny1705 potato1757 snuff1809 pinhead1828 traneen1837 a hill of beans1863 gubbins1918 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be consoled or relieved [verb (intransitive)] > with something frivolous to pipe in (with) an ivy-leafc1374 c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 326 Nim..ifig leaf þe on eorþan wixþ. c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde v. 1433 But, Troylus, thou mayst now, este or weste, Pipe in an ivy leefe, if that the leste. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 21 That all nis worth an yvy lefe. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclviii Farwel the gardyner he may pype with an yue lefe his frute is fayled. 1869 W. C. Hazlitt Eng. Prov. & Phr. 425 To pipe in an ivy leaf, to go and engage in any sterile or idle occupation, to hang one's heels up. b. attributive. = ivy-leaved adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [adjective] > having leaves of particular shape or size broad-leaved1552 long-leaved1562 narrow-leaved1578 round-leaved1597 small-leaved1597 long-leafed1629 rosemary-leaved1633 rue-leaved1633 teretifolious1657 cut-leaved1731 longleaf1733 channel-leaved1758 halberd-shaped1770 alder-leaved1772 oak-leaved1776 holly-leaved1777 ivy-leaved1789 halberd-headed1795 daisy-leaved1796 narrow-leaf1804 oblique-leaved1807 sword-leaved1807 wing-leaved1822 flaggy1842 curly1845 macrophyllous1857 parvifolious1857 shield-leaved1860 curled1861 symphyllous1877 beak-leaved188. stenophyllous1880 thread-leaved1884 megaphyllous1901 little leaf1908 ivy-leaf1909 1909 Daily Chron. 5 June 9/5 Ivy-leaf geraniums can be depended on to produce a long succession of blooms. 1939 E. Bowen Coll. Impressions (1950) 64 A window-box gay with pink ivy-leaf geraniums. 1957 Encycl. Brit. X. 205/2 The ivy-leaf geranium, derived from P[elargonium] peltatum, has given rise to an important class of both double- and single-flowered forms adapted especially for pot culture, hanging baskets, [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.c1000
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