Ley
[ley, lee] /leɪ, li/
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[ley] /leɪ/
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[ley] /leɪ/
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a pewter containing about 80 percent tin and 20 percent lead.
/leɪ; liː/
noun
1.
arable land put down to grass; grassland or pastureland
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Also called ley line. a line joining two prominent points in the landscape, thought to be the line of a prehistoric track
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“line of a prehistoric track; alignment of natural and artificial features,” 1922 [Alfred Watkins], apparently a variant of lea. Popular topic in Britain in 1920s and 30s and again in 1960s-70s.
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[ley, lee] /leɪ, li/ noun, adjective 1. 1 . /leɪ; liː/ noun 1. arable land put down to grass; grassland or pastureland 2. Also called ley line. a line joining two prominent points in the landscape, thought to be the line of a prehistoric track n. “line of a prehistoric track; alignment of natural and […]