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Webster 1913 Edition


Lea

Lea

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Noun.
[Cf.
Lay
,
Noun.
(that which is laid), 4.]
(Textile Manuf.)
(a)
A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay.
(b)
A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.

Lea

,
Noun.
[OE.
ley
,
lay
, As.
leáh
,
leá
; akin to Prov. G.
lon
bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L.
lucus
grove, E.
light
,
Noun.
]
A meadow or sward land; a grassy field.
“Plow-torn leas.”
Shak.
The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the
lea
.
Gray.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lea

LEA

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