lees
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Old French lies, plural of lie, from Gaulish liga (“‘silt, sediment’”), from Proto-Indo-European *legh- (“‘to lie, to lay’”). See also lie.
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lees (plural)
- (plurale tantum) The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
- (sailing) Plural form of lee.
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lees
- to read
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lees
- First-person singular present and imperative of lezen.
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[edit] Verb
lees (infinitive: leer)
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