单词 | leafing |
释义 | leafingn. 1. With reference to a plant, esp. a deciduous tree or shrub in spring: the action of putting out new leaves. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [noun] > action of putting forth leaves leafing1610 foliation1623 frondescence1841 leaf birth1887 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. vii. 104 A liuely power of growing, budding, leafing, blossomming, and fructifying. 1675 J. Blagrave New Additions Art Husbandry (new ed.) 26 You must give him water, that so the Cabbage may not be at a stand; and when you see him begin to turn in his Leaves, for leafing, heave up the Earth to the Cabbage. 1761 B. Stillingfleet Cal. Flora Pref p. v The leafing, flowering, &c. of..plants. 1773 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 45/2 The leafing of the fig tree usually determines the approach of summer. 1809 Monthly Mag. Apr. 318 The same tree has not been removed since its leafing last year. 1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. x. 354 The periods of leafing and flowering differ. 1932 L. I. Wilder Little House in Big Woods 92 The snow will hold back the leafing of the trees. 1990 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) July 366/2 Like the mulberry and the hibiscus, it is very late in leafing. 2011 Daily Tel. 16 Feb. 10/3 The Woodland Trust said that..the signs of spring such as bluebells, wood anemones and the leafing of oak trees were expected to occur on time. 2. The representation of leaves or foliage in painting or the decorative arts. Cf. leafage n. 1b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > foliage maple leaf1394 vinea1400 vinet1412 traila1423 garlandc1524 foilery1527 wreath?1586 leaf work1592 foliage1598 sprig1613 branching1652 leafage1658 leafing1688 acanthus leaf1703 feuillage1714 sprigging1775 foliature1814 pampre1842 palmette1850 vine-scroll1886 olive acanthus1888 foliage-border1891 branched work- 1688 G. Parker & J. Stalker Treat. Japaning xii. 37 Trace and strike out your design..very exactly..with foldage of Garments, leafing of Trees, and in a word, draw it as if it were to stand so without any alteration. 1738 J. F. Fritsch tr. G. de Lairesse Art of Painting xii. v. 625 Lay on the Green with such Leafing as you think proper. 1778 C. Rogers Coll. Prints II. 157 A masterly management of Colors and artificial Leafing of trees. 1815 L. Simond Jrnl. Tour Great Brit. (1817) II. 190 Glover is a very good paysagiste, but his leafing is too spotty. 1873 Miscellanea: Coach Painting & Varnishing 31 For delicate leafing use the pointed round pencil; for thin and crispy touches, the flat pencil. 2010 Omaha Mag. Mar. 82/2 The spectacular ceiling..boasts elaborate molding with intricately carved leafing painted in green. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). leafingadj. Of a plant: putting out new leaves. ΚΠ 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 138 We observe that the first shoot of seeds in water, will sink or bow down at the upper and leafing end. 1843 D. M. Moir Domest. Verses 151 The birds sang forth from many a leafing tree. 1906 M. J. Cawein Nature-notes & Impressions 164 Through the satiny amber and lavender and rose mists of the leafing oaks. 2013 Sunday Life (Nexis) 7 Apr. 39 Surely a brilliant leafing plant like tea can keep its place in our lives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1610adj.1658 |
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