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interleaf

interleaf

8.8
A blank page that sits between other pages in a book to protect them
  • noun
  • /ˈɪntərˌliːf/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intercalación
  • The photographer used an interleaf to separate the glossy prints in the album.

Examples

  • Even though this does have an interleaf, it still can sag and we don't want that.

  • This painting doesn't have a lining and it doesn't have an interleaf, so it will stretch and that's OK.

  • This scene of the art dealer Paul Guillaume first encountering African art in 1911 is shot in black and white and evokes the genre of silent film, with background music and textual interleafs.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The artist placed an interleaf between the pages of the book to protect the delicate illustrations.

  • During the printing process, each interleaf was carefully added to ensure the artwork was preserved.

Synonyms

leaf
vsinterleaf
38 7.7

A single sheet of paper in a book or manuscript

refers specifically to a blank page placed between pages

Surface Forms

interleaf singular
interleaves plural

Morphology

interleaf = leaf (transparent) = inter + leaf

Formed by the productive prefix 'inter-' (between) plus 'leaf' (page); the meaning 'a page inserted between others' follows directly.

Etymology

Interleaf comes from the parts inter- meaning 'between', as in international, and leaf meaning 'page'. So an interleaf is a page placed 'between' other pages, often blank or used to protect them.