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lees

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lees (noun plural)
  2. lee (noun)
  3. Lee's Birthday (noun)
  4. Lee's Summit (geographical name)
  5. wine lees (noun plural)

lees

noun pl \ˈlēz\

Definition of LEES

: the sediment of a liquor (as wine) during fermentation and aging : dregs

Origin of LEES

Middle English lie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin lia
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with LEES

breeze, cheese, ease, feeze, freeze, frieze, jeez, please, res, seize, sneeze, squeeze, tease, tweeze, wheeze

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