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leaf


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

leaf

Details

Metal beaten or rolled out to extreme thinness for use in gilding or other decorative processes.

Variations

leaf (metal)

leaf, metal

metal leaf

Narrower Terms

aluminum leaf

gold leaf

silver leaf

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