lee 1
/lee/ , n.
1. protective shelter: The lee of the rock gave us some protection against the storm.
2. the side or part that is sheltered or turned away from the wind: We erected our huts under the lee of the mountain.
3. Chiefly Naut. the quarter or region toward which the wind blows.
4. by the lee , Naut. accidentally against what should be the lee side of a sail: Careless steering brought the wind by the lee.
5. under the lee , Naut. to leeward.
adj.
6. pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the lee.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE hleo ( w ) shelter, c. OFris hli, hly, OS hleo, ON hlé ]
lee 2
/lee/ , n.
Usually, lees . the insoluble matter that settles from a liquid, esp. from wine; sediment; dregs.
[ 1350-1400; ME lie lia, prob. lig ( j ) a; cf. OIr lige bed, akin to OE gelege bed. See LIE 2 ]