lees
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(lēz) 
pl.n.
Sediment settling during fermentation, especially in wine; dregs.
pl.n.
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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lees
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- Matter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural process: deposit, dreg (often used in plural), precipitate, precipitation, sediment. See leftover.
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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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lees
the sediment that settles at the bottom of a liquid, esp. a fermented liquid such as wine; dregs
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The term Lees can refer to:
- Lees (fermentation) dead yeast and debris left after fermentation of wine, beer, etc.;
- Lees, Derbyshire, a village in England;
- Lees, Greater Manchester, village near Oldham in North West England;
- JW Lees, a Brewery in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England;
- Lees Station, Tennessee, a community in the U.S. state of Tennessee;
- LEES, Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems (LEES), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Surname
- Andrew John Lees (1949–1994), environmentalist
- Andrew John Lees, Professor of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Benjamin Lees (1924–2010), American classical music composer
- Brian Lees (born 1923), Massachusetts politician
- Charles Lees (1837–1892), British colonial administrator and governor
- Gabriel Lees (b. 1990), French-British ski mountaineer
- George Harmon Lees, mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1911 to 1912
- Harcourt Lees (1776–1852), Irish political pamphleteer
- Harrington Clare Lees (1870–1929), Anglican archbishop of Melbourne
- James Lees-Milne (1908–1997), English writer and expert on country houses
- Jim Lees (1919–2004), Commissioner of the New South Wales Police
- Joanne Lees (born 1973), girlfriend of Peter Falconio (murder victim)
- Meg Lees (born 1948), member of the Australian Senate
- Nathaniel Lees, New Zealand born actor
- Robert Lees (1912–2004), American television and film screenwriter
- Robert Lees (linguist) (1922–1996), American linguist
- Robert James Lees (1849–1931) British spiritualist and medium
- Simon Lees (born 1970), Welsh guitarist
- Tom Lees (born 1990), English footballer
- Walter Lees (1875–1924), English Test cricketer
- Walter Edwin Lees (1887–1957), American aviator
- Warren Lees (born 1952), New Zealand Test cricketer
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Lees
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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