LEAFLET

cusp, leaflet

(noun) a thin triangular flap of a heart valve

booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet

(noun) a small book usually having a paper cover

leaflet

(noun) part of a compound leaf

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

leaflet (plural leaflets)

(botany) One of the components of a compound leaf.

(botany) A small plant leaf.

Synonym: leafling

A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.

Synonyms: flier, flyer, folder, handbill, pamphlet

(anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.

Verb

leaflet (third-person singular simple present leaflets, present participle leafletting or leafleting, simple past and past participle leafletted or leafleted)

(transitive) To distribute leaflets to.

(intransitive) To distribute leaflets.

Usage notes

• The inflected forms leafletted and leafletting are sometimes seen, but the spellings leafleted and leafleting are preferred.

Anagrams

• fellate

Source: Wiktionary


Leaf"let, n.

1. A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the gills of fishes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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