Found 2 items, similar to Lea.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lea lea n 1: a unit of length of thread or yarn 2: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: pasture, pastureland, grazing land , ley]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lea Lea \Lea\, n. [Cf. Lay, n. (that which is laid), 4.] (Textile Manuf.) (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. [1913 Webster] Lea \Lea\, n. [OE. ley, lay, As. le['a]h, le['a]; akin to Prov. G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E. light, n.] A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. “Plow-torn leas.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray. [1913 Webster]