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Ees vs Lees - What's the difference?

ees | lees |

As nouns the difference between ees and lees

is that ees is (rare) , the name of the letter e while lees is (plural only) the sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit or lees can be (sailing).

ees

English

Noun

(head)
  • (rare) , the name of the letter E.

    • Anagrams

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    lees

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) (m), from .

    Noun

    (head)
  • (plural only) The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1960
    • , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter X , passage=Kipper drained his glass to the lees and seemed to become calmer.}}

    Synonyms

    * (sediment) (l)

    Related terms

    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • (sailing) English plurals

    • Anagrams

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