drop leaf

noun Furniture.

a hinged leaf attached to the end or side of a table that can be raised to extend the tabletop or folded vertically downward when not in use.

Origin of drop leaf

First recorded in 1880–85

OTHER WORDS FROM drop leaf

drop-leaf, adjective

Words nearby drop leaf

drop in one's tracks, drop in someone's lap, drop in the bucket, drop keel, drop kick, drop leaf, droplet, droplet infection, drop letter, droplight, drop like a hot potato

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Example sentences from the Web for drop leaf

At the Allisons house the driver took on a kitchen table with one drop-leaf gone and the other hanging by one hinge.
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Ought she not to have old-fashioned silver and egg-shell china and drop-leaf mahogany to fit the practice?
Friendship Village|Zona Gale
A drop-leaf table at one end of the room was sometimes used for meals, because there was no dining room.
The Mystery of the Fires|Edith Lavell
There lay the letter on the drop-leaf side-table, among the shells.
Miss Lulu Bett|Zona Gale

It was a drop-leaf table, the leaves being cut in with a double curve at each of the four corners.
The Library of Work and Play: Home Decoration|Charles Franklin Warner

British Dictionary definitions for drop leaf

drop leaf

noun

a hinged flap on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket or additional pivoted leg to extend the surface
(as modifier)a drop-leaf table

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单词	drop leaf
释义	drop leaf noun Furniture. a hinged leaf attached to the end or side of a table that can be raised to extend the tabletop or folded vertically downward when not in use. Origin of drop leaf First recorded in 1880–85 OTHER WORDS FROM drop leaf drop-leaf, adjective Words nearby drop leaf drop in one's tracks, drop in someone's lap, drop in the bucket, drop keel, drop kick, drop leaf, droplet, droplet infection, drop letter, droplight, drop like a hot potato Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drop leaf At the Allisons house the driver took on a kitchen table with one drop-leaf gone and the other hanging by one hinge. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp\|Lillian Elizabeth Roy Ought she not to have old-fashioned silver and egg-shell china and drop-leaf mahogany to fit the practice? Friendship Village\|Zona Gale A drop-leaf table at one end of the room was sometimes used for meals, because there was no dining room. The Mystery of the Fires\|Edith Lavell There lay the letter on the drop-leaf side-table, among the shells. Miss Lulu Bett\|Zona Gale It was a drop-leaf table, the leaves being cut in with a double curve at each of the four corners. The Library of Work and Play: Home Decoration\|Charles Franklin Warner British Dictionary definitions for drop leaf drop leaf noun a hinged flap on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket or additional pivoted leg to extend the surface (as modifier)a drop-leaf table Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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