ley
ley is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1., & i. To lay; to wager. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 2.Law. Abbott.
- 3.See Lye.
- 4.Grass or meadow land; a lea.
- 5.Fallow; unseeded. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alkali
- alluvial
- basin
- bush
- campagna
- campestral
- campestrian
- champaign
- common
- country
- desert
- face
- field
- flat
- green
- greensward
- haugh
- heath
- heather
- lawn
- lay
- lea
- level
- llano
- maidan
- mead
- meadow
- mesa
- moor
- moorland
- open
- pampas
- park
- pasturage
- plain
- plat
- plateau
- playa
- plot
- prairie
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: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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