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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mausoleum \Mau`so*le"um\, n.; pl E. {Mausoleums}, L. {-lea}. [L. mausoleum, Gr ?, fr ? Mausolus king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.] A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}]
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