Meaning of LEA
| Pronunciation: | | lee
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- [n] a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
- [n] a unit of length of thread or yarn
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| | Synonyms: | | grazing land, ley, pasture, pastureland |
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| | See Also: | | common land, commons, country, cow pasture, grassland, linear unit, pace, rural area, yard | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Lea\, n. [Cf. {Lay}, n. (that which is laid), 4.] (Textile
Manuf.)
(a) A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120
yards; a lay.
(b) A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.
\Lea\, n. [OE. ley, lay, As. le['a]h, le['a]; akin to Prov.
G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E.
light, n.]
A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. ``Plow-torn leas.''
--Shak.
The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.
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| | Related Terms: | | campo, grass, grass veld, grassland, grazing, haugh, haughland, llano, mead, meadow, meadow land, pampa, pampas, park, pasturage, pasture, pasture land, prairie, range, savanna, steppe, steppeland, swale, vega, veld |
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