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lea

The definition of a lea is a meadow or field, or a length measurement of yarn which depends on the type and density of the yarn.

(noun)

An example of a lea is where a person might relax on a warm summer's day.
An example of a lea is 80 yards of wool yarn, 120 yards of cotton or silk yarn or 300 yards of linen yarn.

See lea in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Old Poet. a meadow or grassy field
ley (sense )

Origin: ME leye < OE leah, orig., open ground in a wood, akin to Du -loo (in Waterloo, Ger -loh, grove < IE base *leuk-, to light > light & L lucus, grove, orig., clearing, glade

noun

a measure of yarn varying from 80 to 300 yards, according to the kind of yarn (usually 80 yards for wool, 120 yards for silk and cotton, 300 yards for linen)

Origin: ME lee, prob. taken as sing. of leese < OFr lesse: see leash

See lea in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A grassland; a meadow.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English leie

Origin: , from Old English lēah; see leuk- in Indo-European roots

abbreviation

league (measurement)

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