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lea

1

[ lee, ley ]

noun

  1. a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
  2. land used for a few years for pasture or for growing hay, then plowed over and replaced by another crop.
  3. a crop of hay on tillable land.


adjective

  1. untilled; fallow.

lea

2

[ lee ]

noun

  1. a measure of yarn of varying quantity, for wool usually 80 yards (73 meters), cotton and silk 120 yards (110 meters), linen 300 yards (274 meters).
  2. Textiles.
    1. a unit length used to ascertain the linear density of yarns.
    2. a count or number representing units of linear measure per pound in linen or cotton yarn:

      a 20-lea yarn.

Lea

3

[ lee lee-uh ]

noun

  1. Homer, 1876–1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911–12 to Sun Yat-sen in China.
  2. a female given name, form of Leah or Lee.

lea.

4

abbreviation for

  1. league.
  2. leather.

LEA

1

abbreviation for

  1. Local Education Authority


lea

2

/ liː /

noun

  1. a unit for measuring lengths of yarn, usually taken as 80 yards for wool, 120 yards for cotton and silk, and 300 yards for linen
  2. a measure of yarn expressed as the length per unit weight, usually the number of leas per pound

lea

3

/ liː /

noun

  1. poetic.
    a meadow or field
  2. land that has been sown with grass seed

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lea1

before 900; Middle English lege, lei, Old English lēah; cognate with Old High German lōh, dialectal Dutch loo (as in Waterloo ), Latin lūcus

Origin of lea2

1350–1400; perhaps back formation from Middle English lese, variant of leash

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lea1

C14: of uncertain origin

Origin of lea2

Old English lēah; related to German dialect loh thicket

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