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lees
lees What is left at the bottom of a jar of wine after fermentation (Isa. 25: 6, AV), preferred to new wine, hence NRSV translation ‘well-aged wines’ and REB ‘well matured’. Jeremiah compares Moab to wine ‘on his lees’ (REB, AV, NJB in Jer. 48:11; NRSV, ‘wine on its dregs’) meaning that Moab is rich and self-satisfied and due to be ‘decanted’ (48: 12, NRSV).
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "lees." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "lees." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-lees.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "lees." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-lees.html |
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lees / lēz/ • plural n. the sediment of wine in the barrel. ∎ fig. dregs; refuse: the lees of the Venetian underworld. |
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"lees." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "lees." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-lees.html "lees." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-lees.html |
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Lees Oldham. The Leese 1604. ‘The woods or woodland clearings’. OE lēah (plural lēas).
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A. D. MILLS. "Lees." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Lees." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Lees.html A. D. MILLS. "Lees." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Lees.html |
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Leesdregs; anything thrown away—Johnson, 1755. |
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"Lees." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lees." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300911.html "Lees." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300911.html |
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•superficies • Héloïse • Averroës
•rabies • pubes • Maccabees
•headcheese
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"lees." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "lees." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-lees.html "lees." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-lees.html |
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