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lees

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lees  (lz)
pl.n.
Sediment settling during fermentation, especially in wine; dregs.
[Middle English lies, pl. of lie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lia, probably of Celtic origin; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]
lees [liːz]
pl n
the sediment from an alcoholic drink
[plural of obsolete lee, from Old French, probably from Celtic; compare Irish lige bed]
Lees dregs; anything thrown away—Johnson, 1755.
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Noun1.lees - the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
sediment, deposit - matter that has been deposited by some natural process
lees
plural noun sediment, grounds, refuse, deposit, precipitate, dregs, settlings a glass-fronted barrel showing the wine resting on its lees.
Translations
lees [liːz] NPL → heces fpl, poso m
lees
pl → Bodensatz m


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Ye good dancers, now is all delight over: wine hath become lees, every cup hath become brittle, the sepulchres mutter.
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