Definitions
the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
Word origin
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 (down)”). Doublet of lias; also related to Loire and Leicester.
Used in a sentence
“Methinks my body is but the lees of my better being.”
“Kipper drained his glass to the lees and seemed to become calmer.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Wine sediment”4 letters
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