Leafful
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The amount or measure held by a leaf.
"“And here goes too!” cried Abraham; and we both, without hesitating any longer, emptied our bowls to the bottom; and so pure and delicious was the water that we emptied half a dozen leavesful more, and never felt a bit afraid that it would hurt us;[…]"
- 1 Alternative form of leaful. alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"“And here goes too!” cried Abraham; and we both, without hesitating any longer, emptied our bowls to the bottom; and so pure and delicious was the water that we emptied half a dozen leavesful more, and never felt a bit afraid that it would hurt us;[…]"
Etymology
From Middle English leful, leafful, lefful, from Old English lēaffull, ġelēafful (“believing, faithful, full of faith”), equivalent to leaf + -ful.
From leaf + -ful.
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