Sediment settling during fermentation, especially in wine; dregs.
[Middle English lies, pl. of lie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lia, probably of Celtic origin.]
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[Middle English lies, pl. of lie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lia, probably of Celtic origin.]
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[LEEZ] The sediment (dregs) of wine or liquor that occurs during fermentation and aging.
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[LEEZ] The heavy, coarse sediment that accumulates during fermentation and aging. Lees primarily consists of dead yeast cells and small grape particles that fall to the bottom of the fermentation tank or barrel. In most cases, this sediment is separated from the wine through racking. Sometimes the wine is left in contact with the lees in an attempt to develop more flavor. See also sur lie.
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The good wine was poured from the barrel, leaving the lees behind.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - bærme, bundfald
Nederlands (Dutch)
droesem, afval, grondsop
Français (French)
n. pl. - lie
Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Bodensatz
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - κατακάθι(α)
Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - fezes (f pl)
Русский (Russian)
осадок на дне, остатки
Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - heces, poso
Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - drägg, bottensats
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
渣滓, 沉淀物
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 渣滓, 沈澱物
العربيه (Arabic)
(الجمع) تفل, عكارة, رواسب
עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - משקע היין, פסולת
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