ley

[ley, lee]

noun, adjective

lea¹.

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noun

leu.

noun

a pewter containing about 80 percent tin and 20 percent lead.

Origin:
aphetic variant of obsolete aley alloy

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ley (leɪ, liː)

—n
1.	arable land put down to grass; grassland or pastureland
2.	Also called: ley line a line joining two prominent points in the landscape, thought to be the line of a prehistoric track

[C14: variant of lea¹]

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