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lees

lees

1 9.9
Tiny solid bits that settle at the bottom of wine or beer as it is made
  • noun
  • /liz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : borra
  • for Wink Lees and Natalie Wall

Examples

  • The Lees of old Virginia.

    1776 (1972)

  • How do you think I feel with thousands of Lorelei Lees around me?

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

  • I will drink Life to the lees

    The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

  • Yeah, maybe we should call you Homo "Ha-bee-lees" Girl.

    Cat Person (2023)

  • The walk to the Lees' took approximately thirty seconds—six doors down, turn the corner, and there it was.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Using a method suggested previously, Lees et al. of the BaBar collaboration have now observed an explicit time-reversal violation in the decay of B mesons.

    Blog text (33)

  • Emberson J, Lees KR, Lyden P, et al; Stroke Thrombolysis Trialists' Collaborative Group.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The authors would like to thank the study participants for their invaluable contribution. References: 1. Lees, J: Incidence of weight loss in head and neck cancer patients on commencing radiotherapy treatment at a regional oncology centre. Vol. 8, issue 3, pp. 133-136.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Dixie Lees have har blitt steinet på markedet i 2000 år.

    Cimarron (1931)

  • After fermentation, the distiller removed the lees from the wine to clarify the liquid.

Synonyms

trub
vslees
  • Specialized
9.9

Solid bits that settle at the bottom of a liquid during brewing

is used for sediment from alcoholic fermentation including wine as well as brewing
dregs
vslees
7.5

Small bits that sink to the bottom of a drink like coffee or tea

is limited to sediment from alcoholic fermentation rather than any liquid
settlings
vslees
  • Specialized
7.9

Small particles that sink to the bottom of a liquid

is specific to sediment from alcoholic fermentation rather than general particles

Surface Forms

lees plural
lee singular

Etymology

Lees names the small bits that settle at the bottom of wine or beer. A helpful way to remember it is to think of lees as the 'leftovers' or 'what is left' after making a drink, so the word now means the sediment that stays at the bottom.