~ 1 [ leɪ ]
■ noun a piece of land temporarily put down to grass, clover, etc., in contrast to permanent pasture.
Origin
OE lge 'fallow' (recorded in lghrycg 'ridge left at the edge of a ploughed field'); related to lay 1 and lie 1 .
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~ 2 [ leɪ , li: ]
(also ~ line )
■ noun a supposed straight line connecting three or more ancient sites, sometimes regarded as the line of a former track and associated by some with lines of energy and other paranormal phenomena.
Origin
1920s: var. of lea .