- wheat sheaf
- wheat sheaf nounA sheaf of wheat• • •Main Entry: ↑wheat
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Wheat sheaf Alley — North out of Leadenhall Street, west of Creechurch Lane (O. and M. 1677 Strype, 1755). In Aldgate Ward. The site seems to be occupied now by the West India House, Nos. 96 to 98 Leadenhall Street. Name derived from the sign … Dictionary of London
Sheaf — Sheaf, v. t. To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to sheaf wheat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sheaf — Sheaf, n.; pl. {Sheaves}. [OE. sheef, shef, schef, AS. sce[ a]f; akin to D. schoof, OHG. scoub, G. schaub, Icel. skauf a fox s brush, and E. shove. See {Shove}.] 1. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheaf — [ʃi:f] n plural sheaves [ʃi:vz] [: Old English; Origin: sceaf] 1.) several pieces of paper held or tied together sheaf of ▪ He laid a sheaf of documents on the desk. 2.) a bunch of wheat, corn etc tied together after it has been cut … Dictionary of contemporary English
sheaf — [ ʃif ] (plural sheaves [ ʃivz ] ) noun count 1. ) stems of grain that have been cut and tied together: a sheaf of wheat 2. ) a large number of pieces of paper that are kept together … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sheaf — 1. noun a) A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw. O, let me teach you how to knit again This scattered … Wiktionary
sheaf — [[t]ʃi͟ːf[/t]] sheaves 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A sheaf of papers is a number of them held or fastened together. He took out a sheaf of papers and leafed through them. 2) N COUNT A sheaf of corn or wheat is a number of corn or wheat plants that… … English dictionary
sheaf — sheaflike, adj. /sheef/, n., pl. sheaves, v. n. 1. one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping. 2. any bundle, cluster, or collection: a sheaf of papers. v.t. 3. to bind (something) into a sheaf or… … Universalium
wheat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ripe ▪ cracked, whole ▪ durum ▪ spring, winter … OF WHEAT … Collocations dictionary
sheaf — /ʃif / (say sheef) noun (plural sheaves) 1. one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping. 2. any bundle, cluster, or collection: a sheaf of papers. 3. a bouquet of long stemmed flowers. –verb (t) 4. to… …
