Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having rings that open and close permitting insertion and removal of pages; -- of notebooks and binders and the paper used in them.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Consisting of
loose leaves (pages), often collected in abinder , rather than beingbound like a book orstapled .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged
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Examples
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For some of my books, I set up a looseleaf notebook to hold all the material I've come up with.
Interview: Melissa Scott odysseyworkshop 2009
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Bring a folder or two, some looseleaf paper, a one subject notebook and pens and pencils on the first day.
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In a looseleaf binder she keeps a running list of book requests from teachers.
Librarian at D.C.'s Ballou High scrambles for books Bill Turque 2011
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An old letter from a girlfriend written on looseleaf paper in blue ink and with several places where the blue ink has run, detailing her undying love.
The Inner Workings of the System Christian Bell 2011
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But now, as I add more titles to my "keeper" pile, I make sure to use a bookmark, whether it's one I picked up at a store for free, or a piece of looseleaf.
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In a looseleaf binder she keeps a running list of book requests from teachers.
Librarian at D.C.'s Ballou High scrambles for books Bill Turque 2011
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But now, as I add more titles to my "keeper" pile, I make sure to use a bookmark, whether it's one I picked up at a store for free, or a piece of looseleaf.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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I hadn't seen a lot of trompe l'oeil looseleaf paper at that point and thought it was neat-o.
Final comments on the art of William Powhida EAGEAGEAG 2010
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I have about a dozen looseleaf tea blends at home at any one time, from plain Darjeeling to heavily-spiced chai* blends.
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She slipped into the back office, then came back with a looseleaf notebook that said EMPLOYEE ATTENDANCE on the spine.
Highborn Yvonne Navarro 2010
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