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- DictionaryLEA/ˌɛliːˈeɪ/
noun
- 1. short for local education authority
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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.
Lea definition: a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.. See examples of LEA used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
