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Ledes vs Lees - What's the difference?

ledes | lees |

As nouns the difference between ledes and lees

is that ledes is 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).

ledes

English

Noun

(head)

    • 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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