leaf 
leaf-lard); hence, In local use, the kidney Itaelf. [Prov. 
Eug.l 
What say you to the leafe or flecke of a brawne new 
kill), to be of weight eight pound .' 
John Taylor, Works (law). 
(e) A tooth of a pinion, especially when the pinion is small. 
(/) In arch., an ornament riiBviuhliiiK r repreacntlng a 
leaf of a plant ; a foliation. (</) A Hap, as of a hat. 
Harry let down the leaf of his hat and drew It over his 
eyes to conceal his emotions. 
/,/..*!, Kool of Quality, II. 129. 
(A) In tajmtry-trmving, one half the threads of the warp. 
As a prellmliiary to working tapestry these leaves are 
separated, one being brought nearer the workman and the 
other left in the background, (t) In uxil a leaf-like part 
or organ. See tuxeleaS, and compare leaflet, 4. 
3f. A distemper iu young lambs caused by 
feeding on loaves. Bailey, 1731. Adverse, asaur- 
gent, compound, concave, 'connate leaf. See the ad- 
jectives. cross of four leaves. See crowi. Dutch 
leaf, fleshy leaf, germinate leaves. See the adjec- 
tives. Florence leaf, a leaf-alloy or leaf-metal of a yel- 
low color, used for decorative purposes. Foliage leaves, 
those leaves which serve the normal purpose 01 assimila- 
tion. Latticed leaves, canccllate leaves. Leaf Isin- 
glass. See uri/!/te. Lyrate leaf. See/yrofe. Mala- 
bar leaves, the leaves of Cinnain&mum nitidwn and 
other species mixed together, formerly used in European 
medicine. Oblique, obtuse, orbicular, simple, etc., 
leaf. See the adjectives. The fall of the leaf. See 
/otti. To take a leaf out of one's book. See book. 
To turn over a new leaf, to adopt a different and better 
line of conduct. 
Except such men think themselves wiser than Cicero 
for teaching of eloquence, they must be content to (urn a 
new l:n.i. Ateham, The Scholemaster, p. 122. 
leaf (let), v. i. [< leaf, n. Cf. leave*, .] To 
shoot out leaves; produce foliage : as, the trees 
leaf in May. Also leave. 
The vales shall laugh In flowers, the woods 
Grow misty green with leafiny buds. 
Hi.'i'.'f. The Clear Vision. 
leafage (le'faj), n. [< leaf + -age.'} Leaves 
collectively; foliage. 
Soft grass and wandering leafage have rooted themselves 
In the rents, but they are not sutfered to grow in their 
own wild and gentle way, for the place is In a sort In- 
habited. Austin. 
leaf-bearing (lef 'bar'ing),a. Inzob'l.: (a) Bear- 
ing leaves that is, carrying leaves about in the 
mouth: as, the leaf-bearing ants, (ft) Having 
leaf-like or foliaceous appendages of the body : 
as, the leaf-bearing worms. See Phyllodocidce. 
leaf-beetle (lef 'be'tl), . A beetle of the family 
(.'hrysomelida:, nearly all the members of which 
are leaf-feeders both as larvee and as adults. 
The three-lined leaf-beetle (Lema trilineata) feeds on the 
leaves of the common potato, and its larva covers its back 
with excrement. The pupa is formed underground. See 
cuts under Chrygoinela and Lema. 
leaf -blade (lef'blad), n. The blade or lamina 
of a leaf. 
leaf-blight (lef'blit), n. A disease affecting 
the leaves of various plants, caused by parasitic 
fungi. That of the pear is distinct from the ordinary 
pear-blight, and Is produced by the fungus Kiitomoaporium 
maculatum (Morthiera Mefpui). It causes the leaves to 
fall, and also attacks other growing parts. 
leaf-bridge (lef brij), . A form of drawbridge 
in which the rising leaf or leaves swing verti- 
cally on hinges. E. H. Knight. 
leaf-bud (lef bud), . A bud producing a stem 
with leaves only, as distinguished from a flower- 
bud, technically called a gemma. They are normal 
when produced either at the end of the shoot or In the 
axils ; otherwise they are adventitious. \\ ln-n not ex- 
ternally apparent they are called latent buds. 
leaf -bug (lef 'bug), n. Any heteropterous insect 
of the family Tingitidai : as, the ash-gray leaf- 
bun, Pifuma cinerea. 
leaf-butterfly (lef'but'er-fll), n. A butterfly 
of the genus Kallinm. 
leaf-carrier (lef'kar*i-er), n. A leaf-carrying 
nut. 
leaf-comb (lef'kom), n. See cwnfti, 3. 
leaf-crumpler(lef'krum f pler),n. One of certain 
pyralid moths of the family Phycitida:, whose 
larvte crumple the leaves of various trees and 
plants to make cases for themselves. The com- 
mon apple leaf-crnmpler of the United States Is Phycit 
nebula, also called Acrnbasix iniliuinrlla. It appears in 
summer, laying eggs from which the larvco hatch and be- 
come about one third grown when winter sets in. They 
hibernate in a crumpled silken case attached to twigs or 
bidden in leaves, and in spring do much damage by de- 
vouring the tender young leaves. They feed on the apple, 
cherry, plum, quince, and peach. They are subject to the 
attacks of parasitic insects. Itilfii, 4th Mo. Ent. Rep., p. 
88. See second cut under Acrubagu. 
leafcup (lef'kup), n. A plant of the genus 
I'oti/iiiHiit, natural order Composite. The plants 
are coarse herbs, with the outer scale* of the Involucre 
large and leaf-like, whence the mine. 
leaf-cutter (lef'kut'er), . 1. A leaf-cutting 
bee. as any species of the genus Megachile: so 
called from their cutting or biting out mor- 
.-m? 
sels of loaves to line their nests with. Also 
called upholsterer. 2. A knife used to cut the 
leaves of a book : same as paper-cutter. [U. 8., 
rare.] 
leafed (left), a. [< leaf + -crfi.] Having leaves : 
used frequently in composition : aa, broad-tea/- 
ed; thin-/e/ea, etc. 
leafenr(le'fn), a. [< leaf + -en2.] Formed in 
leaves: as, "leafen gold," Uervey, Meditations, 
I. !Mi. 
leaf-feeder (lef'fe'der), n. An insect or its 
larva which feeds on leaves. 
leaf-finch (lef 'finch), . The common bullfinch, 
I'l/rrliula vulgaris. 
leaf-folder (lef'fol'der), n. In entom., one of 
various moths whose larvte fold leaves together, 
making cases in which to reside. See out un- 
der Desmia. 
leaf-footed (lef'fut'ed), a. Having leafy or fo- 
liaceous feet; phyllopod: specifically applied 
to the PhyltojHMla: as, a leaf-footed crustacean. 
leaf-gilding (lef'gil'ding), . Gilding by the 
application of gold-leaf. See gilding, 1. 
leaf-gold (lef'gold), n. Gold-leaf. Jer. Taylor, 
Works (ed. 1835, Sermons), I. 692. 
leaf -hopper (lef'hop'er), n. A hemipterous 
insect of the family Jassida:. The species are all 
leaful 
leaf-netting (lef 'iiefing),)!. A mode of netting 
l>y which nomp of the. loops of a row are made 
higher and more projecting than others: used 
esi>ecially for boruermgs to netted fabrics. 
leafnose (lef'noz), n. A bat of the family 
leaf-nosed (lef'nozd), a. Having a foliaceoug 
appendage on the snout ; rhiuolophino or phyl- 
li ist onions, as various bats. 
leaf-roller (lef'ro'ler), n. One of several dif- 
ferent moths, as tortricids, whose larva) roll 
leaves into cases for themselves. The strawberry 
Strawberry Leaf roll 
, , natural sin: i. head , 
moth (crow shows natural sire!; rf, anal shield of larva, enla 
a, larva, natural sin: i. head and thoracic Joints of lame, enlarged : t, 
nlarged. 
Leaf-hopper {Erythrofuttra vifit): a, with wings extended ; *, with 
wings closed. (Hair-lines show natural sizes. ) 
plant-feeders, some of them doing great damage. Ery- 
throneura vitin lays its eggs In April and May in the veins 
of young grape-leaves, and by the middle of June swarms 
In the perfect state on the under side of the leaves. It is 
found from Massachusetts to Georgia and the Mississippi 
valley. It is erroneously called by many grape-growers 
the graft-vine thrift. 
leafmess (le'fl-nes), n. The state of being leafy 
or full of leaves. 
The sidelong view of swelling Itafinea. Keatt. 
leaf-insect (lef'in'sekt), n. An orthopterous 
insect of the family Phtwnridir : so called from 
its mimetic resemblance to the leaf of a plant. 
Also called walking-leaf. 
leaf-lard (lef'lard), . Lard prepared from the 
flaky fat of the hog. 
leaf-legged (lef 'legd), a. Having foliaceous or 
expanded legs, as an insect. 
leafless (lef 'les), o. [X leaf + -less.'} Without 
leaves; having lost its leaves: as, a leafless 
tree. 
leaflessness (lef'les-nes), n. The state of be- 
ing leafless. 
leaflet (lef 'let), n. [< leaf + &] 1. A little 
leaf ; in hot., one of the divisions of a compound 
leaf; a foliole. 2. A small leaf of printed 
matter for distribution ; a tract. 
A generous gift of Liberation kajtfl* for home use and 
distribution among the neighbours. 
Quarterly Rev., OLXII. 12. 
3. In printing, a circular of six or more small 
pages on one piece of paper, not stitched or 
sewed. 4. In zool. : (a) A plate or layer of 
branchial appendages of a crustacean, (o) One 
of the three divisions of the human diaphragm. 
- Respiratory leaflets, iu Aracknida. See lung. 
leaf-lichen (lef 'li'ken), n. A lichen of the ge- 
nus Parmelia: so called from the foliose ap- 
pearance. 
leaf-louse (lef 'Ions), n. An aphid; a plant- 
louse. 
leaf-metal (lef 'met'al), . Metal in extremely 
thin leaves; especially, such a metal imitating 
gold in color and luster, used for cheap gilding. 
leaf-miner (lef 'mi'ner), n. The larva of a mom 
of the family Ttneidas: so called because these 
caterpillars feed mostly on the parenchyma of 
leaves, and between the upper and lower sur- 
faces. 
leaf-mold (lef'mold), n. An earthy substance 
consisting of a disintegrated mass of decayed 
leaves. It is much used, alone or mixed with 
earth or other substances, as a soil for some 
house- and garden-plants. 
leaf-mouthed (lef'moutht), a. Having a foli- 
aceous appendage on the snout, as the bats of 
the family Phyllostomida. 
leaf-roller, a tortrlctd, Phnxaptmt fragaritr, common in 
many parts of the 1'nlted states and Canada, Is injurious to 
the strawberry. The cotton or roue leaf-roller, Lmolirnia 
gtmmiaiM, or Cacofcia rotaceana, common all over the 
country, rolls the leaves of cotton, clover, bean, birch, ap> 
pie. rose, and many other trees and plants. 
leaf-rust (lef'rust), n. A disease causing the 
appearance of rusty spots on leaves, produced 
by parasitic fungi of tne family UretKnetc. 
leaf-shaped (lef'shapt), a. Shaped like a leaf: 
specifically applied in archeology to certain 
swords of the bronze period. 
leaf-sight (lef'sit), . In firearms, a form of 
back-sight consisting of a hinged graduated 
plate called a leaf, which is raised for use, but 
at other times lies flat on the barrel. 
leaf-silver (lef'sil'ver), n. Silver-leaf. 
leaf-silvering (lef 'sil'ver-ing), . Silvering or 
plating with silver-leaf. 
leaf-spot (lef spot), n. A disease affecting the 
leaves of the rose, maple, etc., caused by par- 
asitic fungi. Phyllosticta, Sejitoria, etc. It ap- 
pears in dark spots on the leaves. 
leaf-spring (lef spring), n. A long spring which 
presses together the coupling-hooks of railroad- 
cars in the Miller coupling. 
leafstalk (lef'stak), . The stalk which sup- 
ports a leaf; the petiole. See first cut under 
leaf. 
leaft. An obsolete or dialectal preterit and past 
participle of leave 1 . 
leaf -tailed (lef 'tald), a. Having the tail shaped 
like a leaf : applied to geckos of the genus Pliyl- 
lurvs. 
leaf-tier (lef'ti'er), n. A phycid moth, Pempe- 
lia hammondi. The larva feed on the leave* of the 
apple, either singly or in small companies. In the latter 
C g a 
LeaMier (Ptm*lia AammemJi). 
*, larva, natural sue ; i. segment of same : e. head and thoracic jotatj 
of same ; ./. imago (cross shows natural sue). (A, <-. enlarged. ) 
case they tie several leaves together and skeletonize them. 
They transform tg pump in slight cocoon* usually spun 
among the leave*. There are two brood* a year. The 
insect hibernates a* a pup*. 
leaf-tobacco (lef'to-bak'6), n. See tobacco. 
leaf-trace (lef'tras'), n. A foliar trace. See 
trace. 
leaf-turner (lef't^r'ner), . An attachment 
to the desk of a piano or an organ for turning 
the leaves of a music-book. It usually operate* by 
means of a series of springs connected with arms which 
turn one leaf each time a spring I* released by touching a 
knob or key in front. 
leafult (le'ful), a. [< ME. leful, le/ul, < AS. 
Ifdffull, ffcledfful. believing, faithful, < geledfa, 
faith, belief: see belief, lem*.] 1. Believing; 
having faith. 2. Faithful. 
