maple leafn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪpl liːf/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪpəl ˌlif/

Forms: see maple n.¹ and leaf n.¹

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

Etymology: < maple n.¹ + leaf n.¹

1. A leaf of a maple tree; a representation of this in art or craft.

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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-

1394 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1836) I. 202 (MED) Item, lego Mariæ Chetwyn meum attyre de mapell leves.

1418 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 36 Wroght wit mapil leues.

1844 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 132 The maple-leaf wore the brown tint of seering autumn.

1929 B. Carman Wild Garden 75 The maple leaves are beginning to turn To scarlet and gold.

1967 Canad. Antiques Collector Jan. 25/1 At least three different Maple leaf forms have been found in the pressed glass patterns of Canada.

1980 C. G. D. Roberts Eyes of Wilderness 74 Exhilarating autumn, with its glories of scarlet on the maple-leaves.

a. The five-lobed palmate leaf of the sugar maple, or a stylized representation of it, used as the national emblem of Canada. Hence also (with capital initials): the Canadian flag, which features this emblem.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > national

ravenOE

thistle1488

red cross1523

St George's cross1548

Britannia1605

red rose1618

British Lion1687

shamrock1712

leek1714

American eagle1782

rising sun1787

white horse1814

Bird of Freedom1825

Union Jack1847

maple leaf1860

meatball1919

red star1920

hammer and sickle1921

chakra1947

1860 Trans. Lit. & Hist. Soc. Quebec 4 20 The Mayflower..I am told is the emblem of Nova Scotia, as the Maple leaf is of Canada.

1900 Daily News 1 Jan. 3/2 The Canadians; the wearers of the maple leaf.

1912 S. Leacock Sunshine Sketches iii. 74 The Mariposa Belle sailed off in her cloud of flags, and the band of the Knights of Pythias, timing it to a nicety, broke into the ‘Maple Leaf for Ever!’

1950 F. M. Quance Canad. Speller Grade 6. 4 During the war of 1812–14..each soldier cut slips in his blouse and inserted a twig of maple leaves to bluff the enemy. This was the first time that the maple leaf had been specifically identified with Canadians or with Canada.

1964 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 29 Oct. 1/9 A single maple leaf on a white field flanked by red bars will be recommended to the House of Commons today as Canada's new flag.

1992 Arctic Circle (Iqaluit, N.W. Territories) Summer 15/1 The Maple Leaf and the Northwest Territories flag are tacked to the wall.

b. Frequently with capital initials; also mapleleaf. A Canadian one-ounce gold bullion coin with a representation of the five-lobed palmate leaf of the sugar maple on the reverse, introduced on 5 September 1979.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > North American coins > Canadian

penny1831

maple leaf1979

loonie1987

1979 Washington Post 25 Mar. n19/4 The Canadian Parliament has authorized the minting of a one-ounce gold bullion coin. The .999 fine coin, to be known as the Gold Maple Leaf, will have a legal tender value of $50.

1987 Daily Tel. 18 June 3/1 Gold coins, mainly Canadian mapleleafs, were bought, then melted down into scrap gold.

1992 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 6 Aug. 1/2 Journalists from the Philippines could not identify anything Canadian other than the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ben Johnson and Maple Leaf gold coins, sold to investors by the Royal Canadian Mint.

1998 Coin News May 41/1 (advt.) Want to Buy..Gold Coins..Krugerrands, Mapleleafs, Britannias.

3. U.S. An edible freshwater mussel, Quadrula quadrula (family Unionidae), found chiefly in the Mississippi Valley.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Unionidae > member of

musseleOE

palour1589

pearl mussel1607

hena1613

horse-mussel1626

clam1672

clamp1672

pearl shell1781

glam1797

naiad1829

naid1854

unionid1861

zebra mussel1866

hackleback1899

maple leaf1908

monkey-face1936

1908 G. F. Kunz & C. H. Stevenson Bk. of Pearl 73 Other well-known species are..the maple-leaf (Quadrula wardi), and the hackle-back.

1938 Iowa: Guide to Hawkeye State (Federal Writers' Project) 327 The fisherman's haul usually contained a wide assortment of shells: the niggerhead..comanded the highest price; others, all salable, were the..pig toe, maple leaf.

1966 Wisconsin Conservation Bull. May–June 27 Other less important species [of mussel] are the wartyback, mapleleaf and pigtoe.

1982 Macdonald Encycl. Shells No. 350 Quadrula quadrula, maple leaf.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maple leaf
释义	maple leafn. Brit. /ˈmeɪpl liːf/, U.S. /ˈmeɪpəl ˌlif/ Forms: see maple n.¹ and leaf n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: maple n.¹, leaf n.¹ Etymology: < maple n.¹ + leaf n.¹ 1. A leaf of a maple tree; a representation of this in art or craft. 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- 1394 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1836) I. 202 (MED) Item, lego Mariæ Chetwyn meum attyre de mapell leves. 1418 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 36 Wroght wit mapil leues. 1844 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 132 The maple-leaf wore the brown tint of seering autumn. 1929 B. Carman Wild Garden 75 The maple leaves are beginning to turn To scarlet and gold. 1967 Canad. Antiques Collector Jan. 25/1 At least three different Maple leaf forms have been found in the pressed glass patterns of Canada. 1980 C. G. D. Roberts Eyes of Wilderness 74 Exhilarating autumn, with its glories of scarlet on the maple-leaves. 2. a. The five-lobed palmate leaf of the sugar maple, or a stylized representation of it, used as the national emblem of Canada. Hence also (with capital initials): the Canadian flag, which features this emblem. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > national ravenOE thistle1488 red cross1523 St George's cross1548 Britannia1605 red rose1618 British Lion1687 shamrock1712 leek1714 American eagle1782 rising sun1787 white horse1814 Bird of Freedom1825 Union Jack1847 maple leaf1860 meatball1919 red star1920 hammer and sickle1921 chakra1947 1860 Trans. Lit. & Hist. Soc. Quebec 4 20 The Mayflower..I am told is the emblem of Nova Scotia, as the Maple leaf is of Canada. 1900 Daily News 1 Jan. 3/2 The Canadians; the wearers of the maple leaf. 1912 S. Leacock Sunshine Sketches iii. 74 The Mariposa Belle sailed off in her cloud of flags, and the band of the Knights of Pythias, timing it to a nicety, broke into the ‘Maple Leaf for Ever!’ 1950 F. M. Quance Canad. Speller Grade 6. 4 During the war of 1812–14..each soldier cut slips in his blouse and inserted a twig of maple leaves to bluff the enemy. This was the first time that the maple leaf had been specifically identified with Canadians or with Canada. 1964 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 29 Oct. 1/9 A single maple leaf on a white field flanked by red bars will be recommended to the House of Commons today as Canada's new flag. 1992 Arctic Circle (Iqaluit, N.W. Territories) Summer 15/1 The Maple Leaf and the Northwest Territories flag are tacked to the wall. b. Frequently with capital initials; also mapleleaf. A Canadian one-ounce gold bullion coin with a representation of the five-lobed palmate leaf of the sugar maple on the reverse, introduced on 5 September 1979. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > North American coins > Canadian penny1831 maple leaf1979 loonie1987 1979 Washington Post 25 Mar. n19/4 The Canadian Parliament has authorized the minting of a one-ounce gold bullion coin. The .999 fine coin, to be known as the Gold Maple Leaf, will have a legal tender value of $50. 1987 Daily Tel. 18 June 3/1 Gold coins, mainly Canadian mapleleafs, were bought, then melted down into scrap gold. 1992 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 6 Aug. 1/2 Journalists from the Philippines could not identify anything Canadian other than the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ben Johnson and Maple Leaf gold coins, sold to investors by the Royal Canadian Mint. 1998 Coin News May 41/1 (advt.) Want to Buy..Gold Coins..Krugerrands, Mapleleafs, Britannias. 3. U.S. An edible freshwater mussel, Quadrula quadrula (family Unionidae), found chiefly in the Mississippi Valley. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Unionidae > member of musseleOE palour1589 pearl mussel1607 hena1613 horse-mussel1626 clam1672 clamp1672 pearl shell1781 glam1797 naiad1829 naid1854 unionid1861 zebra mussel1866 hackleback1899 maple leaf1908 monkey-face1936 1908 G. F. Kunz & C. H. Stevenson Bk. of Pearl 73 Other well-known species are..the maple-leaf (Quadrula wardi), and the hackle-back. 1938 Iowa: Guide to Hawkeye State (Federal Writers' Project) 327 The fisherman's haul usually contained a wide assortment of shells: the niggerhead..comanded the highest price; others, all salable, were the..pig toe, maple leaf. 1966 Wisconsin Conservation Bull. May–June 27 Other less important species [of mussel] are the wartyback, mapleleaf and pigtoe. 1982 Macdonald Encycl. Shells No. 350 Quadrula quadrula, maple leaf. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1394
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