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Definition of Lees

Lees
Lee Lee, n.; pl. Lees (l[=e]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare to lift up, raise. Cf. Lever.] That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural. [Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] ``The lees of wine.' --Holland. A thousand demons lurk within the lee. --Young. The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. --Shak.
Lees
Lees Lees (l[=e]s), n. A leash. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Lees
Lees Lees (l[=e]z), n. pl. Dregs. See 2d Lee.
Lee
Lee Lee, a. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel. Lee gauge. See Gauge, n. (Naut.) Lee shore, the shore on the lee side of a vessel. Lee tide, a tide running in the same direction that the wind blows. On the lee beam, directly to the leeward; in a line at right angles to the length of the vessel and to the leeward.
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Lee Lee (l[=e]), v. i., To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Lee
Lee Lee, n.; pl. Lees (l[=e]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare to lift up, raise. Cf. Lever.] That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural. [Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] ``The lees of wine.' --Holland. A thousand demons lurk within the lee. --Young. The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. --Shak.

Meaning of Lees from wikipedia

- Lees may refer to: Lees of Scotland, confectionery maker Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems (LEES), M****achusetts Institute of Technology...
- John Lees may refer to: Sir John Lees, 1st Baronet (1737–1811), Secretary of Irish Post Office and Black Rod in Ireland John Lees (artist) (born 1943)...
- Andrew Lees may refer to: Andrew Lees (environmentalist) (1949–1994), scientist and environmentalist Andrew Lees (neurologist) (born 1947), English neurologist...
- Lees are deposits of dead yeast or residual yeast and other particles that precipitate, or are carried by the action of "fining", to the bottom of a vat...
- surname include: Alex Lees, (born 1993), English cricketer Andrew Lees (environmentalist) (1949–1994), British environmentalist Andrew Lees (neurologist) (born...
- Charles Lees may refer to: Charles Lees (colonial administrator) (1837–1898), British military officer and colonial administrator Charles Lees (painter)...
- (née Hyde-Lees; 16 October 1892 – 23 August 1968) was the wife of the poet William Butler Yeats. Daughter of militia captain (William) Gilbert Hyde-Lees (1865–1909)...
- Joanne Rachael Lees (born 25 September 1973) is a British woman who was attacked and subjected to an attempted abduction while travelling in Australia...
- Paris Lees is an English author, journalist, presenter and campaigner. She topped The Independent on Sunday's 2013 Pink List, came second in the 2014 Rainbow...
- Robert Lees (July 10, 1912 – June 13, 2004) was an American television and film screenwriter. Lees was best known for writing comedy, including several...