pl. (酒缸等中的)沉淀物, 渣滓

[医] [酒]渣滓, 糟

[ noun ]
the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
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Lee \Lee\, n.; pl. {Lees} (l[=e]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare
to lift up, raise. Cf. {Lever}.]
That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor
(esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural.
[Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] ``The lees of
wine.'' --Holland.

A thousand demons lurk within the lee. --Young.

The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees
Is left this vault to brag of. --Shak.


Lees \Lees\ (l[=e]z), n. pl.
Dregs. See 2d {Lee}.


Lees \Lees\ (l[=e]s), n.
A leash. [Obs.] --Chaucer.