interleaf

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-bor.

English inter-

Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der.?

Proto-Germanic *laubą

Proto-West Germanic *laub

Old English lēaf

Middle English lef

English leaf

English interleaf

From inter- + leaf.

Pronunciation

• (noun):
  • IPA^(key): (UK) /ˈɪntəliːf/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

  • (US): enPR: ĭnʹtər-lēf, IPA^(key): /ˈɪntɚliːf/
• (verb):
  • IPA^(key): (UK) /ɪntəˈliːf/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

  • (US): enPR: ĭn-tər-lēfʹ, IPA^(key): /ɪntɚˈliːf/

Noun

interleaf (plural interleaves)

1. A leaf, often of tissue paper or other thin paper, inserted between the pages of a book to protect illustrations.
2. A sheet of paper or cardboard, placed between layers on a pallet to create a cohesive structure.

   If you stack high columns of these boxes without using interleafs they'll fall apart.

Translations

leaf inserted in a book to protect illustrations

• Czech: proklad m
• Finnish: välilehti (fi)

sheet between layers on a pallet

• Czech: proklad m
• Polish: przekładka f

Verb

interleaf (third-person singular simple present interleafs, present participle interleafing, simple past and past participle interleafed)

1. Same as interleave

Derived terms

• interleafed
• interleaf friction
• interleafing

Anagrams

• reinflate