Found 2 items, similar to ley.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ley
ley
n : a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for
grazing by livestock [syn:
pasture,
pastureland,
grazing land
,
lea]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: ley
Lye
\Lye\, n. [Written also
lie and
ley.] [AS. le['a]h; akin
to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a
hot spring.]
1. A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts,
obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making
soap, etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Chem.) Sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or a
concentrated aqueous solution of either compound.
[PJC]