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lea1 definition

lea (lē)

noun

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

Etymology: 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

lea2 definition

lea (lē)

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)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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