raffle leafn.
/ˈrafl ˌliːf/, U.S. /ˈræf(ə)l ˌlif/ Architecture.
A raffled leaf (see raffled adj.1).
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1772 N. Wallis Compl. Mod. Joiner (new ed.) (front matter) Just Publish'd by the same Author..A Book of Ornaments in the Palmyrene Taste, consisting of upwards of Sixty new Designs for Ceilings, Pannels, Patera's &c. with the Raffle-Leaves at Large.
1780 New Bath Guide (new ed.) 40 The cove is enriched with flutes, astragals, raffle leaves, and honey-suckles up the angles.
1806 Crosby's Builder's New Price-bk. (ed. 6) 165 Trussed with moulded and beaded fronts, the sides with scrolls and floroons, and further ornamented with enriched shells and raffle leaves.
1999 Jrnl. Design Hist. 12 226/2 Belief in the power of the raffle leaf to teach an ability to master foliage in general.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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