lees
Meaning
The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
Synonyms
natural yeast found in the dregs of palmwine
tank waste
sedimentary deposit
deposit sediment
press residues
sediment of wine
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Etymology
From Old French lies, from Medieval Latin lias (“lees, dregs”) (descent via winemaking common in monasteries), from Gaulish *ligyā, *legyā (“silt, sediment”) (compare Welsh llai, Old Breton leh (“deposit, silt”)), from Proto-Celtic *legyā (“layer”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
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lee
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- A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
- The side of the ship away from the wind.
- A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.
- Calm, peace.
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