ouvrant — meaning in English

English meaning

• leaf noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
• sash noun A decorative band of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder, often as part of formal dress or a uniform.

Senses

ouvrant is used for these senses in English:

• leaf (plural leaves or leafs) A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
• sash The opening part of a window, usually containing the glass panes; either hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window. [circa 1680]

leaf — full definition

1. noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
2. noun A single sheet of paper in a book, counted as two pages (front and back).
3. noun A thin, flat panel that can be added to a table to make it bigger, or one section of a hinged panel like a door.
4. verb To grow leaves.

sash — full definition

1. noun A decorative band of cloth worn around the waist or over one shoulder, often as part of formal dress or a uniform.
2. noun The frame that holds the glass panes in a window, especially one that slides up and down.

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