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looseleaf en · ADJ

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Etymology

From loose + leaf (“sheet of a book, magazine, etc.”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Consisting of loose leaves (pages), often collected in a binder, rather than being bound like a book or stapled.
   • All the pages fell out of my looseleaf notebook.
2. (not-comparable) Of tea: supplied as whole tea leaves rather than teabags.
3. (not-comparable) Of lettuce: having loosely bunched leaves.
   • Looseleaf lettuce is popularly used in salads.

Translations (2)

fi irtolehti- (consisting of loose leaves) · ja ルーズリーフ (consisting of loose leaves)

looseleaf en · NOUN

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Etymology

From loose + leaf (“sheet of a book, magazine, etc.”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Lined paper, usually collected in a binder.