leaflet

leaflet
leaflet (n.) 1787 as a term in botany; 1867 as a term in printing and publication; dim. of LEAF (Cf. leaf) (n.)
A newspaperman asked the British authorities for a copy of the leaflets distributed in Germany by British airplanes. According to the London Daily Herald, his request was refused with the following answer: "Copies are not given out, as they might fall into enemy hands." ["The Living Age" magazine, Sept. 1939-Feb. 1940]

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