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- 1. short for local education authority
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noun. 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. Lea. 3.
noun. ˈlē ˈlā. variants or ley. Synonyms of lea. 1. : grassland, pasture. 2. usually ley : arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing. lea. 2 of 2. abbreviation. leather. Synonyms. Noun. campo. champaign. down (s) grassland. heath. llano. moor. pampa. plain. prairie.
noun. 1. 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. 2. a measure of yarn expressed as the length per unit weight, usually the number of leas per pound. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
lea. 1. (Units) 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. 2. (Units) a measure of yarn expressed as the length per unit weight, usually the number of leas per pound.
Definition of lea noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. -leas. A meadow or grassy field. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Ley. Webster's New World. A measure of yarn varying from 80 to 300 yards, according to the kind of yarn (usually 80 yards for wool, 120 yards for silk and cotton, 300 yards for linen) Webster's New World. Synonyms: ley. grazing land. pastureland. abbreviation.
Definitions of lea. noun. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock. synonyms: grazing land, ley, pasture, pastureland. see more. noun. a unit of length of thread or yarn. see more. Pronunciation.
noun. 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. 2.
UK /liː/ noun (literary) an open area of grassy or arable land the lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea Examples Some distance away, atop a grassy knoll upon the lea, they had laid her to rest in an unmarked grave, as alone in death as she had been in life.
a tract of open ground, esp. grassland; meadow. Agriculture 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. adj. untilled; fallow. Also, ley.
