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ley [leɪ liː] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) arable land put down to grass; grassland or pastureland 2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Also called ley line a line joining two prominent points in the landscape, thought to be the line of a prehistoric track [variant of lea1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Besides, from the ashes of the burned scraps of the whale, a potent ley is readily made; and whenever any adhesiveness from the back of the whale remains clinging to the side, that ley quickly exterminates it. Lore (two syllables) was a water nymph who used to sit on a high rock called the Ley or Lei (pronounced like our word LIE) in the Rhine, and lure boatmen to destruction in a furious rapid which marred the channel at that spot. The French gentleman and Mr Adderly, at the desire of their commanding officer, had raised up the body of Jones, but as they could perceive but little (if any) sign of life in him, they again let him fall, Adderly damning him for having blooded his wastecoat; and the Frenchman declaring, "Begar, me no tush the Engliseman de mort: me have heard de Englise ley, law, what you call, hang up de man dat tush him last. |
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