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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lea1 (lē, lā),USA pronunciation n. - a tract of open ground, esp. grassland;
meadow. - Agricultureland used for a few years for pasture or for growing hay, then plowed over and replaced by another crop.
- a crop of hay on tillable land.
adj. - untilled;
fallow.
Also, ley. - bef. 900; Middle English lege, lei, Old English lēah; cognate with Old High German lōh, dialect, dialectal Dutch loo (as in Waterloo), Latin lūcus
- a measure of yarn of varying quantity, for wool usually 80 yards (73 m), cotton and silk 120 yards (110 m), linen 300 yards (274 m).
- [Textiles.]
- a unit length used to ascertain the linear density of yarns.
- a count or number representing units of linear measure per pound in linen or cotton yarn:a 20-lea yarn.
- perh. back formation from Middle English lese, variant of leash 1350–1400
- Biographical Homer, 1876–1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911–12 to Sun Yat-sen in China.
- a female given name, form of Leah or Lee.
lea., - league.
- leather.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lea /liː/ n - poetic a meadow or field
- land that has been sown with grass seed
Etymology: Old English lēah; related to German dialect loh thicket Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: LEA abbreviation for (in Britain) - Local Education Authority
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