Meaning of leafful | Babel Free

Definitions

The amount or measure held by a leaf.

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;[…]”

“[…]mulberries, served by leavesful, crushed with their own⟳ lusciousness;[…]”

“When night came, and the village was quiet, some old woman brought me a leafful of rice.”

“How can one give⟳ any hint of the wonder⟳ of the bazaars, as we brush past the overhanging branches of the pipal tree, and long pugarees of many colours hanging on a line across the narrow ways to dry, the cook⟳ shops, with the appetising smell⟳ of frizzling meat, the bowls of boiling milk, the leavesful of strange confections of sugar and spice;[…]”

“The lemonade was just sweet enough, and Janey drank two large leavesful.”

“So overcome⟳ was a large tree at the corner of Mayfield-road, Leicester, that it gulped in a few leavesful of reviving rain⟳, and then sank slowly to the ground.”

“Three leavesful of sap are poured on a cut⟳ to stop⟳ bleeding.”

“"[…] Better than anything I've had for a long time.” He settled to breaking and eating the rest⟳ while Akin brought another leafful to Iriarte.”

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