lee /liː/ BrE AmE noun
[ Sense 1: Language: Old English ; Origin: hleo ]
[ Sense 2: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: lie , from Medieval Latin lia ]
1 . in/under the lee of something next to something, and protected from the wind by that thing:
We sat in the lee of a tall hedge.
2 . the lees technical the thick substance that collects at the bottom of a bottle of wine