lees
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Lées — Gewässerkennzahl FR: Q10 0400Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/GKZ FR Lage Frankreich, Regionen Aquitanien und Midi Pyrénées … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lees — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Benjamin Lees (1924–2010), US amerikanischer Komponist Gene Lees (1928–2010), kanadischer Journalist, Jazzautor, Liedtexter, Sänger und Musikkritiker Geoff Lees (* 1951), britischer Autorennfahrer John… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lees — (l[=e]z), n. pl. Dregs. See 2d {Lee}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lees — (l[=e]s), n. A leash. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lees — [ liz ] noun plural the thick substance that forms at the bottom of a bottle of wine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lees — late 14c., from O.Fr. lies, plural of lie sediment, probably from Celtic (Cf. O.Ir. lige a bed, a lying ), from PIE root *legh to lie (see LIE (Cf. lie) (v.2)) … Etymology dictionary
lees — n *deposit, precipitate, sediment, dregs, grounds Analogous words: *refuse, waste … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lees — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the sediment of wine in the barrel; dregs. ORIGIN Latin liae … English terms dictionary
lees — [lēz] pl.n. [pl. of lee (obs. in sing.) < ME lie < OFr < ML lia < Gaul * liga, akin to OIr lige, a bed, layer < IE base * legh > LIE1] dregs or sediment, as of fermenting wine … English World dictionary
Lees — The term Lees can refer to:* the detritus of fermentation, consisting of dead yeast and fruit debris. See Lees (fermentation); * Lees, Derbyshire, a village in England; * Lees, Greater Manchester, village near Oldham in North West England; * JW… … Wikipedia
Lées — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le Lées est le nom générique donné aux rivières dans le Vic Bilh (est des Pyrénées Atlantiques). Il concerne en particulier : le Léez ou Gros Lées… … Wikipédia en Français
