lea
1a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
land used for a few years for pasture or for growing hay, then plowed over and replaced by another crop.
a crop of hay on tillable land.
untilled; fallow.
Origin of lea
1- Also ley [ley, lee] /leɪ, li/ .
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Other definitions for lea (2 of 4)
a measure of yarn of varying quantity, for wool usually 80 yards (73 meters), cotton and silk 120 yards (110 meters), linen 300 yards (274 meters).
Textiles.
a unit length used to ascertain the linear density of yarns.
a count or number representing units of linear measure per pound in linen or cotton yarn:a 20-lea yarn.
Origin of lea
2Other definitions for Lea (3 of 4)
Other definitions for lea. (4 of 4)
league.
leather.
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How to use lea in a sentence
Glee actress lea Michele was seemingly dissed by Jessica Lange on the red carpet.
And so the problem seems to be that lea Michele and Anne Hathaway are too good.
Reportedly, he wants to star lea Michele in a production based on another ex-Streisand vehicle, Funny Girl.
‘The Normal Heart’ and Hope in the Battlefield of AIDS | Michael Musto | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTActresses, mainly: Julianne Hough, Katharine McPhee, lea Michele.
How 'Billy on the Street' Star Billy Eichner Turned Screaming at Strangers Into Comedy Gold | Kevin Fallon | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe talks to lea Carpenter about why fiction can tell this story so powerfully.
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The green lea was speckled as thickly with them as a canvas by Van Alsloot or Sallaert with burghers.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyThis day a year ago Sir Richard lea borrowed four hundred pounds from me.
Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades | Florence HolbrookBy reference to the descriptions of Mr. Barnes and Mr. lea, recited above, the number will be seen to have exceeded this estimate.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftThis species, Mr. lea remarks, has a great geographical extension.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftHere is my widow friend who after working fifteen hours daily for years was dragged from the lea.
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British Dictionary definitions for lea (1 of 3)
/ (liː) /
poetic a meadow or field
land that has been sown with grass seed
Origin of lea
1British Dictionary definitions for lea (2 of 3)
/ (liː) /
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
a measure of yarn expressed as the length per unit weight, usually the number of leas per pound
Origin of lea
2British Dictionary definitions for LEA (3 of 3)
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