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Definition of Oakleaves
1. oakleaf [n] - See also: oakleaf
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oakleaves
Literary usage of Oakleaves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Musical World (1863)
"... oakleaves and a trellis centre, while the large cove of the ceiling is filled
with trellis-work and rosettes in solid gilding, with a wreath of ..."
2. Society in America by Harriet Martineau (1837)
"As we sat under the trees, making garlands and wreaths of flowers and oakleaves
for Charley, we could see one lofty tree-top after another, in the opposite ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1832)
"At Grenoble he received from a venerable old man the ancient compliment of a
crown of silver intertwined with oakleaves. At Lyons 80000 persons assembled to ..."
4. William Allingham: A Diary by William Allingham (1907)
"Poetry again—in spite of TC Walk, Walhampton Hill, Portmore firs, hedges, ferns,
yellow oakleaves, harebells, children sweeping up fallen leaves. Ferry. ..."
5. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1891)
"Weasels love the old wall, mice hide beneath it, and from it in spring the hedgehog
rolls its spines covered with dead oakleaves. Sometimes the fox, as it ..."
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