leafwork

Any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage

Noun

  1. Any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage
    • The legs are of the heavy bulbous type common at this time, turned in the cup and cover form, and carved with nullings and acanthus leafwork. - 2013, Charles H. Hayward, English Furniture at a Glance:

Origin

From leaf + work. Compare Dutch loofwerk, German Laubwerk.

Forms

leafworks