From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ley \Ley\ (l[=a]), v. t. & i.
To lay; to wager. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ley \Ley\, n. [OF.]
Law. --Abbott.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ley \Ley\ (l[imac]), n. [Obs.]
See Lye.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ley \Ley\ (l[=e]), n.
Grass or meadow land; a lea.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ley \Ley\, a.
Fallow; unseeded. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lye \Lye\, n. [Written also lie and ley.] [AS. le['a]h; akin
to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a
hot spring.]
1. A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts,
obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making
soap, etc.
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2. (Chem.) Sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or a
concentrated aqueous solution of either compound.
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