About The Word Lea
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Lea
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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. |
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