Part 6443

<h1>Ledgy</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Ledg"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Abounding in ledges; consisting of a ledge or reef; <as>as, a <ex>ledgy</ex> island</as>.</def>

<h1>Lee</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Lee</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v</tt><def>, <i>i</i>, To lie; to speak falsely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Lee</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Lee</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Lees</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[F. <ets>lie</ets>, perh. fr. L. <ets>levare</ets> to lift up, raise. Cf. <er>Lever</er>.]</ety> <def>That which settles at the bottom, as, of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural.</def> <mark>[Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.]</mark> "The <i>lees</i> of wine."

<i>Holland.</i>

<blockquote>A thousand demons lurk within the <b>lee</b>. <i>Young.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The wine of life is drawn, and the mere <b>lees</b> Is left this vault to brag of. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Lee</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>lee</ets> shelter, Icel. <ets>hl<?/</ets>, akin to AS. <ets>hle\'a2</ets>, <ets>hle\'a2w</ets>, shelter, protection, OS. <ets>hl\'8ao</ets>, D. <ets>lij</ets> lee, Sw. <ets>l\'84</ets>, Dan. <ets>l\'91</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A sheltered place; esp., a place; protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; <as>as, the <ex>lee</ex> of a mountain, an island, or a ship</as>.</def>

<blockquote>We lurked under <b>lee</b>. <i>Morte d'Arthure.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Desiring me to take shelter in his <b>lee</b>. <i>Tyndall.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See <er>Lee</er>, <tt>a.</tt></def>

<cs><mcol><col>By the lee</col>, <col>To bring by the lee</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>By</er>, and <er>Bring</er>.</cd> -- <col>Under the lee of</col>, <cd>on that side which is sheltered from the wind; <as>as, to be <ex>under the lee of<ex> a ship</as>.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Lee</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; -- opposed to <i>weather</i>; <as>as, the <ex>lee</ex> side or <ex>lee</ex> rail of a vessel</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Lee gauge</col>. <cd>See <er>Gauge</er>, <tt>n.</tt></cd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> -- <col>Lee shore</col>, <cd>the shore on the lee side of a vessel.</cd> -- <col>Lee tide</col>, <cd>a tide running in the same direction that the wind blows.</cd> -- <col>On the lee beam</col>, <cd>directly to the leeward; in a line at right angles to the length of the vessel and to the leeward.</cd></cs>

<h1>Leeboard</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Lee"board`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, by giving her greater draught.</def>

<h1>Leech</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Leech</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See 2d <er>Leach</er>.</def>

<h1>Leech</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Leech</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>See <er>Leach</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt></def>

<h1>Leech</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Leech</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. LG. <ets>leik</ets>, Icel. <ets>l\'c6k</ets>, <ets>Sw</ets>. <ets>lik</ets> boltrope, st<?/ende <ets>liken</ets> the leeches.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The border or edge at the side of a sail.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>leach</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Leech line</col>, <cd>a line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by. <i>Totten</i>.</cd> -- <col>Leech rope</col>, <cd>that part of the boltrope to which the side of a sail is sewed.</cd></cs>