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Antonyms for lea

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lee, ley
Phonetic Transcription : li, leɪ

Definition of lea

Origin :
  • Old English leah "open field, meadow, piece of untilled ground," earlier læch, recorded in place names, from Proto-Germanic *laukhaz (cf. Old High German loh "cluster of bushes," and probably also Flemish -loo, which forms the second element in Waterloo), from PIE *louquo- (cf. Sanskrit lokah "open space," Latin lucus "grove," Lithuanian laukas "open field"), perhaps from or related to *leuk- "to shine, be bright" (see light (n.)).
  • As in meadow : noun grassy field
  • As in pasture : noun field for animals
  • As in field : noun open land that can be cultivated
Example sentences :
  • I went to Cincinnati, where I found orders to wait for Mr. Lea.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • Mr. Lea thought it might be worth some expense to investigate this Tennessee oil.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • But at last Mr. Lea came with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • Hast thou heard the thrush, full-throated, call his mate across the lea?
  • Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • The head went flying over the lea, but it had no more words to speak.
  • Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
  • Lea was a good man and much respected, peaceable, courteous and generous.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Outlaw » by Emerson Hough
  • Lea was said to have been a Quantrell man in the Lawrence massacre.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Outlaw » by Emerson Hough
  • The Lea Bailey, containing the best timber, was not included, but left open.
  • Extract from : « The Forest of Dean » by H. G. Nicholls
  • I am Sir Richard of Lea, and my ancestors have been knights for a hundred years.
  • Extract from : « Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades » by Florence Holbrook
  • The cat that (on the first April)Played the fiddle on the lea.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Humorous Verse » by Various

Synonyms for lea

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