Lea Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Lea

Learn about the word Lea to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Lea definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Lea

Lea Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Lea? [n] a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [n] a unit of length of thread or yarn Synonyms \| Synonyms for Lea: grazing land \| ley \| pasture \| pastureland Related Terms \| Find terms related to Lea: campo \| grass \| grass veld \| grassland \| grazing \| haugh \| haughland \| llano \| mead \| meadow \| meadow land \| pampa \| pampas \| park \| pasturage \| pasture \| pasture land \| prairie \| range \| savanna \| steppe \| steppeland \| swale \| vega \| veld See Also \| common land \| commons \| country \| cow pasture \| grassland \| linear unit \| pace \| rural area \| yard Lea In Webster's Dictionary \Lea\, n. [Cf. {Lay}, n. (that which is laid), 4.] (Textile Manuf.) (a) A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay. (b) A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle. \Lea\, n. [OE. ley, lay, As. le['a]h, le['a]; akin to Prov. G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E. light, n.] A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. ``Plow-torn leas.'' --Shak. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.

Lea Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lea?

[n] a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
[n] a unit of length of thread or yarn

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lea: grazing land | ley | pasture | pastureland

Lea In Webster's Dictionary

\Lea\, n. [Cf. {Lay}, n. (that which is laid), 4.] (Textile
Manuf.)
(a) A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120
    yards; a lay.
(b) A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.


\Lea\, n. [OE. ley, lay, As. le['a]h, le['a]; akin to Prov.
G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E.
light, n.]
A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. ``Plow-torn leas.''
--Shak.

      The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Idle wheel ‐ a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide…
Savin ‐ procumbent or…
Cram full ‐ packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of…
Lamb's lettuce ‐ widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb;…
Bismarck sea ‐ World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed…
Indiscriminating ‐ not…
Astragalus danicus ‐ perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes…
Coniferophytina ‐ cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period;…
Unvaried ‐ not diversified [adj]…
Animal group ‐ a group…