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ley |
7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ley \Ley\ (l[=a]), v. t. & i. To lay; to wager. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ley \Ley\, n. [OF.] Law. --Abbott. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ley \Ley\ (l[imac]), n. [Obs.] See {Lye}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ley \Ley\ (l[=e]), n. Grass or meadow land; a lea. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ley \Ley\, a. Fallow; unseeded. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ley n : a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: {pasture}, {pastureland}, {grazing land}, {lea}]
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