leafwork
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.