Lea \Lea\, n. [Cf. Lay, n. (that which is laid), 4.] (Textile
   Manuf.)
   (a) A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120
       yards; a lay.
   (b) A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.
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	Lea \Lea\, n. [OE. ley, lay, As. le['a]h, le['a]; akin to Prov.
   G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E.
   light, n.]
   A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. "Plow-torn leas."
   --Shak.
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         The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.
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	Mausoleum \Mau`so*le"um\, n.; pl. E. Mausoleums, L. -lea.
   [L. mausoleum, Gr. ?, fr. ? Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom
   Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument, one of the
   wonders of the ancient world.]
   A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.
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	lea
    n 1: a unit of length of thread or yarn
    2: a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for
       grazing by livestock [syn: pasture, pastureland, grazing
       land, lea, ley]

	

	25 Moby Thesaurus words for "lea":
   campo, grass, grass veld, grassland, grazing, haugh, haughland,
   llano, mead, meadow, meadow land, pampa, pampas, park, pasturage,
   pasture, pasture land, prairie, range, savanna, steppe, steppeland,
   swale, vega, veld

	

	LEA
       Law Enforcement Agency (ETSI, ETSI 201 671)

	

	Lea -- U.S. County in New Mexico
   Population (2000):    55511
   Housing Units (2000): 23405
   Land area (2000):     4392.956954 sq. miles (11377.705796 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.061833 sq. miles (2.750135 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4394.018787 sq. miles (11380.455931 sq. km)
   Located within:       New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
   Location:             32.728441 N, 103.327764 W
   Headwords:
    Lea
    Lea, NM
    Lea County
    Lea County, NM