'Ley' definitions:
Definition of 'ley'
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noun
A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock [syn: pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley]
Definition of 'Ley'
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- Ley \Ley\ (l[=e]), n. Grass or meadow land; a lea. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ley'
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- Ley \Ley\, a. Fallow; unseeded. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] Leyden jar
Definition of 'Ley'
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- Ley \Ley\ (l[=a]), v. t. & i. To lay; to wager. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ley'
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- Ley \Ley\, n. [OF.] Law. --Abbott. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'ley'
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- 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.]
- 1. A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Chem.) Sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or a concentrated aqueous solution of either compound. [PJC]