leafage
Example Sentences
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Part of the message, written on two, scrunched-up translucent sheets of paper, read: “Bismark Omit leafage buck bank / Paul Ramify loamy event false new event.”
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2024
It wouldn't fix the world's troubles if places started using a little less leafage on sandwiches, but every little bit helps.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2022
"The feminine face needs leafage," Colette used to say, and regardless of fashion, she wore her hair pulled down over her forehead.
From Time Magazine Archive
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But if religion is to have its full value as a 'last resort' in times of peril or affliction, it must have deep rootage, broad leafage and ample fruitage in the normal circumstances of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
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And high overhead, in the unclouded blue, a soaring eagle, catching brief glimpses of the drama through the openings in the leafage, gazed down upon it with unwinking, scornful eyes.
From Hoof and Claw by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.