LEA

lea|lee|ley. Lea, or Lee, or Ley, n. ground inclosed, a lawn, yarn

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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.