lea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a unit of length of thread or yarn
  2. noun a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
    pasture; pastureland; ley; grazing land.

WordNet

Lea noun
Etymology
Cf. Lay, n. (that which is laid), 4.
Definitions
  1. (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.
Lea noun
Etymology
OE. ley, lay, As. leáh, leá; akin to Prov. G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E. light, n.
Definitions
  1. A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. "Plow-torn leas." Shak.
    The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.

Webster 1913