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ley

[ ley ]

noun

  1. a pewter containing about 80 percent tin and 20 percent lead.


ley

/ liː; leɪ /

noun

  1. arable land put down to grass; grassland or pastureland
  2. Also calledley line a line joining two prominent points in the landscape, thought to be the line of a prehistoric track
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ley1

Aphetic variant of obsolete aley alloy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ley1

C14: variant of lea 1
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Example Sentences

Names ending in ley generally came into existence in the same way, a ley being also a shelter for domestic animals.

Que la ley slica, que dizien, es baya, y las armas la allanarian.

The grapes are collected and dipped in a weak ley, with which a small quantity of olive-oil has been mixed.

Nankeens look best, washed in suds, with a teacup of ley added for each pailful.

Soak new nankeens in ley, for one night, and it sets the color perfectly.

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