Lees Definition

lēz
noun
Dregs or sediment, as of fermenting wine.
Webster's New World

(plural only) The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.

Wiktionary

(sailing) Plural form of lee.

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Origin of Lees

  • Old French lies, from Medieval Latin liae (plural of lias), from Gaulish *liga (“silt, sediment"), akin to Welsh llai, Old Breton leh (“deposit, silt") (modern lec'hi (“lees").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English lies pl. of lie from Old French from Medieval Latin lia probably of Celtic origin legh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lees Sentence Examples

  • Some steep seed in soda and oil lees to get a larger produce.

  • Poisoning by caustic soda is rare, but occasionally it takes place by swallowing soap lees (sodium carbonate), which may contain some impurities of caustic soda.

  • It appears probable that the conductivity of a liquid increases considerably with rise of temperature, although the contrary would appear from the work of Lees.

  • During this secondary fermentation the wine gradually throws down a deposit which forms a coherent crust, known as argol or lees.

  • When, after the approach of the cold weather, the lees have dropped, the wines are racked and a further addition of brandy is made.

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Words Starting With

LLELEE

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SESEES

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Words Starting With L and Ending With S

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With L4 Letter Words Ending With S