ley

[ ley ]

noun

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

ley

/ liː; leɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ley¹

Aphetic variant of obsolete aley alloy

Word History and Origins

Origin of ley¹

C14: variant of lea ¹

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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