: leaved

Examples of leafed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Diamond and Pearl Leaf Brooch, as the piece is known, features a triad of pearls set into a leafed branch of pave diamonds. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 14 Sep. 2022 Culantro is Eryngium foetidum, and looks more like a narrow-leafed lettuce than cilantro. Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2023 It must be regularly pruned and de-leafed, as well as inspected for mold, mildew and insects. Elizabeth G. Dunn, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2023 The sculpture is an edition made as a slight variation on his monumental gold-leafed head sitting on the front balcony of the Metropolitan Opera. Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for leafed 

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Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leafed was in 1552

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Cite this Entry

“Leafed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leafed. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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