LEA

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay.

2.
n.

A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.

3.
n.

A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. "Plow-torn leas." Shak. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.


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