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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lea

3

/ liː /

noun

  1. poetic.
    a meadow or field
  2. land that has been sown with grass seed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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Example Sentences

Glee actress Lea Michele was seemingly dissed by Jessica Lange on the red carpet.

And so the problem seems to be that Lea Michele and Anne Hathaway are too good.

Reportedly, he wants to star Lea Michele in a production based on another ex-Streisand vehicle, Funny Girl.

Actresses, mainly: Julianne Hough, Katharine McPhee, Lea Michele.

She talks to Lea Carpenter about why fiction can tell this story so powerfully.

The green lea was speckled as thickly with them as a canvas by Van Alsloot or Sallaert with burghers.

This day a year ago Sir Richard Lea borrowed four hundred pounds from me.

By reference to the descriptions of Mr. Barnes and Mr. Lea, recited above, the number will be seen to have exceeded this estimate.

This species, Mr. Lea remarks, has a great geographical extension.

Here is my widow friend who after working fifteen hours daily for years was dragged from the Lea.

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