Lees

Lees
Lee Lee, n.; pl. {Lees} (l[=e]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare to lift up, raise. Cf. {Lever}.] That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural. [Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] ``The lees of wine.'' --Holland. [1913 Webster]

A thousand demons lurk within the lee. --Young. [1913 Webster]

The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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