lees

  • 1Lées — Gewässerkennzahl FR: Q10 0400Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/GKZ FR Lage Frankreich, Regionen Aquitanien und Midi Pyrénées …

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  • 2Lees — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Benjamin Lees (1924–2010), US amerikanischer Komponist Gene Lees (1928–2010), kanadischer Journalist, Jazzautor, Liedtexter, Sänger und Musikkritiker Geoff Lees (* 1951), britischer Autorennfahrer John… …

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  • 3Lees — (l[=e]z), n. pl. Dregs. See 2d {Lee}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4Lees — (l[=e]s), n. A leash. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5lees — [ liz ] noun plural the thick substance that forms at the bottom of a bottle of wine …

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  • 6lees — late 14c., from O.Fr. lies, plural of lie sediment, probably from Celtic (Cf. O.Ir. lige a bed, a lying ), from PIE root *legh to lie (see LIE (Cf. lie) (v.2)) …

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  • 7lees — n *deposit, precipitate, sediment, dregs, grounds Analogous words: *refuse, waste …

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  • 8lees — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the sediment of wine in the barrel; dregs. ORIGIN Latin liae …

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  • 9lees — [lēz] pl.n. [pl. of lee (obs. in sing.) < ME lie < OFr < ML lia < Gaul * liga, akin to OIr lige, a bed, layer < IE base * legh > LIE1] dregs or sediment, as of fermenting wine …

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  • 10Lees — The term Lees can refer to:* the detritus of fermentation, consisting of dead yeast and fruit debris. See Lees (fermentation); * Lees, Derbyshire, a village in England; * Lees, Greater Manchester, village near Oldham in North West England; * JW… …

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