lea
lea is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(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.
- 2.A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. "Plow-torn leas." Shak. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alkali
- alluvial
- alluvion
- alluvium
- ancon
- ashore
- bank
- basin
- beach
- bush
- campagna
- campestral
- campestrian
- chalk
- champaign
- chersonese
- clay
- cledge
- clod
- clot
- coast
- coastal
- come
- common
- continent
- continental
- country
- crag
- debark
- delta
- derelict
- desert
- dry
- earth
- earthy
- estate
- face
- field
- flat
- foot
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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