lea
2
8.1
- noun
- /liː/
- Archaic
- The cows grazed peacefully in the grassy lea beside the stream.
Examples
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During our hike, we stopped to rest in a beautiful lea filled with wildflowers.
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The children ran freely across the sunny lea, enjoying the warm weather.
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And I turned from hill and lea.
Academic text (2016) -
''Now see summer bloom upon this lea.
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As she closed in on their intended prey, she saw the tall man on his horse across the green lea approaching through the opening in the brush.
Fiction book (1990) -
The spotted cow was alone in a small lea, with a dense stand of birch and alder brush at one end separating her from several other members of the herd.
Fiction book (1990) -
thy rich leas of wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats, and pease;
Synonyms
777
1.0
An area of open land used for farming or grazing
94
1.4
Land with grass where farm animals eat
38
3.5
A large open area of grass where animals graze
4
2.5
Land with grass where animals like cows or sheep eat
2
2.6
Land with grass where farm animals eat
2
3.7
Land covered with grass where cows or sheep eat
2
6.6
Land with natural plants where animals like cattle graze
1
3.1
Open land with grass and wildflowers where animals graze
1
9.9
A field planted with grass for animals to eat or to cut for hay
How Big
- US
93
3.2
94
1.4
- Archaic
2
8.1
777
1.0
465
1.0
- UK
2
2.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lea meaning a grass field comes from an old English word lēah meaning 'open ground' or 'meadow', so a lea is a green place where animals can graze.