ley

[ ley ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

ley

/ liː; leɪ /

arable land put down to grass; grassland or pastureland
Also calledley line a line joining two prominent points in the landscape, thought to be the line of a prehistoric track

Origin of ley¹

Aphetic variant of obsolete aley alloy

Origin of ley¹

C14: variant of lea ¹

Names ending in ley generally came into existence in the same way, a ley being also a shelter for domestic animals.

Que la ley slica, que dizien, es baya, y las armas la allanarian.

The grapes are collected and dipped in a weak ley, with which a small quantity of olive-oil has been mixed.

Nankeens look best, washed in suds, with a teacup of ley added for each pailful.

Soak new nankeens in ley, for one night, and it sets the color perfectly.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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