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lea

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lea  (l, l) also ley (l, l)
n.
A grassland; a meadow.

[Middle English leie, from Old English lah; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]

lea
Noun
1. Poetic a meadow or field
2. grassland [Old English lēah]

LEA (in Britain) Local Education Authority
Lea a measure of yarn which varies according to type, i.e., worsted [80 yards] or cotton [120 yards], 1399.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lea - a unit of length of thread or yarn
linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
yard, pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
2.lealea - a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
common land, commons - a pasture subject to common use
cow pasture - a pasture for cows
grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
rural area, country - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
Translations
Spanish LEA n abbr (BRIT) (= local education authority) → organismo local encargado de la enseñanza
French LEA n abbr (Brit) (= local education authority) → services locaux de l'enseignement
German LEA (Brit) n abbr (= Local Education Authority) → örtliche Schulbehörde
Italian LEA n abbr (BRIT) (= local education authority) → Provveditorato degli Studi

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For a time the Knight said not a word, but a slow red arose into his cheeks; at last he looked Robin in the face and said, "I know not why I should be ashamed, for it should be no shame to me; but, friend, I tell thee the truth, when I say that in my purse are ten shillings, and that that is every groat that Sir Richard of the Lea hath in all the wide world.
Boy, call hither Sir Richard of the Lea and my lord Bishop of Hereford
A large launch, with two standing lugs, lay under the lea of the schooner; and into this the strange assortment of goods were swung.
 
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