leafwork
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From leaf + work. Compare Dutch loofwerk, German Laubwerk.
Noun[edit]
leafwork (countable and uncountable, plural leafworks)
- Any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage
- 2013, Charles H. Hayward, English Furniture at a Glance:
- The legs are of the heavy bulbous type common at this time, turned in the cup and cover form, and carved with nullings and acanthus leafwork.