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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Lea \Lea\, n. [Cf. Lay, n. (that which is laid), 4.] (Textile Manuf.) (a) A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay. (b) A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle. [1913 Webster]

  2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Lea \Lea\, n. [OE. ley, lay, As. le['a]h, le['a]; akin to Prov. G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E. light, n.] A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. "Plow-torn leas." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

    The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray. [1913 Webster]

  3.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Mausoleum \Mau`so*le"um\, n.; pl. E. Mausoleums, L. -lea. [L. mausoleum, Gr. ?, fr. ? Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument, one of the wonders of the ancient world.] A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument. [1913 Webster]