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
4.
untilled; fallow.
Also, ley.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English lege, lei, Old English lēah; cognate with Old High German lōh, dialectal Dutch loo (as in Waterloo), Latin lūcus
before 900; Middle English lege, lei, Old English lēah; cognate with Old High German lōh, dialectal Dutch loo (as in Waterloo), Latin lūcus
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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.
a.
a unit length used to ascertain the linear density of yarns.
b.
a count or number representing units of linear measure per pound in linen or cotton yarn: a 20-lea yarn.
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lea1 (liː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | poetic a meadow or field |
| 2. | land that has been sown with grass seed |
| [Old English lēah; related to German dialect loh thicket] | |
| lea2 (liː) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C14: of uncertain origin] | |
| LEA | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Local Education Authority | |
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Word Origin & History
lea
O.E. leah "open field, meadow," earlier læch, recorded in place names, from P.Gmc. *laukhaz (cf. O.H.G. loh, and probably also Flem. -loo, which forms the second element in Waterloo), from PIE *louquo- (cf. Skt. lokah "open space," L. lucus "grove," Lith. laukas "open field"), perhaps related to
*leuq- "to shine, be bright."
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| lea. league |
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