Lea
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /liː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lea is a noun meaning An open field, meadow, pasture.
Meaning
An open field, meadow, pasture.
More Meanings
- Any of several measures of yarn; for linen, 300 yards (275 m); for cotton, 120 yards (110 m).
- A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.
Example Sentences
19th century, Alfred Tennyson, Circumstance Two children in two neighbor villages Playing mad pranks along the heathy leas;
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
Word Forms
- leas
Synonyms for lea
Depending on context, synonyms include rap, pasture, pastureland, ley.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pastureland, pasture, ley, meadowland, grassland, meadow.
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