Definition of lea Lea
/liˈ/ - [lee] - Le•a
We found 9 definitions of lea from 5 different sources.
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What does lea mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: leas |
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| lea - a unit of length of thread or yarn | ||
| linear measure, linear unit a unit of measurement of length | ||
| lea - a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock | ||
| pasture, pastureland, grazing land, ley | ||
| grassland land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life | ||
| rural area, country the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" | ||
| common land, commons a pasture subject to common use | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lea (n.)
A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay. - lea (n.)
A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle. - lea (n.)
A meadow or sward land; a grassy field.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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lea
lē, n. a meadow: grass-land, pasturage.—Older forms, Lay, Lee, Ley. [A.S. leáh; cf. prov. Ger. lohe, loh, found also in place-names, as Waterloo.]
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🔤- lea, noun, singular of leas.
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