ley

[ ley ]

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

Origin of ley

1
Aphetic variant of obsolete aleyalloy

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British Dictionary definitions for ley

ley

/ (leɪ, liː) /


noun
  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

Origin of ley

1
C14: variant of lea 1

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