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1. frond, leaflet, foliole, blade, All Bot. bract, bractlet, bracteole; flag, needle, pine needle, pad, lily pad; petal, seed leaf, Bot. cotyledon, Bot. calyx, Bot. sepal.

2. foliage, foliation, foliature; verdure, Bot. vernation, frondescence, flora, vegetation.

3. page, sheet, folio, insert, flyleaf, Print. recto, Print. verso; title page, imprint, table of contents, list of llustrations, index, errata.

4. cover, covering, covering layer, scale, coat, coating; veneer, overlay, lamination, lamella, lamina; layer, cut, slice, rasher, shaving, curl; sheet, foil, petal, flake.

5. turn over a new leaf reform, begin anew, begin again, become a new man or woman, turn away from sinning, regenerate, convert, amend; Inf. go back to go, Inf. go back to square one, get a new start, be reborn, be born again; change, change completely, metamorphose, Inf. shape up, alter, modify, revamp, Inf. come around; rally, take a turn for the better, Inf. turn the corner; improve, get better, advance, make progress, make up for lost time, mature, Inf. come into one's own, Inf. finish with sowing one's wild oats.

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6. bud, put out leaves, burst into leaves, foliate.

7. thumb, thumb through, turn, turn over, Inf. flip over pages, peruse casually, riffle.