interleaf

A leaf, often of tissue paper or other thin paper, inserted between the pages of a book to protect illustrations.

Noun

  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.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English leaf English interleaf From inter- + leaf.

Forms

interleaves

Verb

  1. Same as interleave

    Synonyms: interleave

Forms

interleafs interleafing interleafed

Derived

interleafed interleaf friction interleafing