lea
(lē, lā) also ley (lā, lē)n.
A grassland; a meadow.
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lea
(liː)n
1. (Agriculture) poetic a meadow or field
2. (Agriculture) land that has been sown with grass seed
[Old English lēah; related to German dialect loh thicket]
lea
(liː)n
1. (Units) a unit for measuring lengths of yarn, usually taken as 80 yards for wool, 120 yards for cotton and silk, and 300 yards for linen
2. (Units) a measure of yarn expressed as the length per unit weight, usually the number of leas per pound
[C14: of uncertain origin]
LEA
(in Britain) abbreviation for
(Education) Local Education Authority
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lea
(li, leɪ)n.
grassland; meadow.
[before 900; Middle English lege, lei, Old English lēah, c. dial. Dutch loo (as in Waterloo), Old High German lōh, Latin lūcus]
lea.
1. league.
2. leather.
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Lea
a measure of yarn which varies according to type, i.e., worsted [80 yards] or cotton [120 yards], 1399.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | lea - a unit of length of thread or yarn linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length |
| 2. |  lea - a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestockcommon 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" |
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LEA
[ˌɛliːˈeɪ] n abbr (British) (=local education authority) → académie f autorité locale chargée de l'enseignementCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lea
n (poet) → Au(e) f (poet), → Wiesengrund m (liter)
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