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Lees vs Legs - What's the difference?

lees | legs |

As nouns the difference between lees and legs

is that 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) while legs is .

As a verb legs is

(leg).

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

    * ----

    legs

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (bingo) eleven
  • viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (leg)

    • Anagrams

    * * ----