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leaf (iou)



leaf verb. [li:f] E17.
[from LEAF noun1.]
verb intrans. Bear leaves or foliage, come into leaf. Also (N. Amer.) foll. by out. E17.
a. verb trans. Turn the leaves of (a book or papers), esp. in a casual manner. Also foll. by over. Now US. M17.
b. verb intrans. Turn the leaves of a book or papers, esp. in a casual manner. Usu. foll. by through. E20.
D. Lessing One tattered old magazine, the sort of thing you leaf through at the dentist.
verb trans. Cover or shade with foliage. rare. M19.
verb trans. Give a number in sequence to (a leaf of a book). L19.