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noun

Lee n. (pl. lees) That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; used now only in the plural. (Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.) "The lees of wine." "A thousand demons lurk within the lee." "The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees Is left this vault to brag of."

Lee n.

A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship. "We lurked under lee." "Desiring me to take shelter in his lee."

(Naut.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See Lee, a.

By the lee, To bring by the lee. See under By, and Bring.

Under the lee of, on that side which is sheltered from the wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship.

verb

Lee v. i. To lie; to speak falsely. (Obs.)

adjective

Lee adj. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; opposed to weather; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel.

Lee gauge. See Gauge, n. (Naut.)

Lee shore, the shore on the lee side of a vessel.

Lee tide, a tide running in the same direction that the wind blows.

On the lee beam, directly to the leeward; in a line at right angles to the length of the vessel and to the leeward.

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"Lee" Quotes from Famous Books

... with Christ in God, being a memoir of Susan Allibone. By Alfred Lee, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal ...

— The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss • George L. Prentiss

... their way from port to port of the tempestuous Atlantic coast in tiny ketches, sloops, and shallops when the voyage of five hundred miles from New England to Virginia was a prolonged and hazardous adventure. Fog and shoals and lee shores beset these coastwise sailors, and shipwrecks were pitifully frequent. In no Hall of Fame will you find the name of Captain Andrew Robinson of Gloucester, but he was nevertheless an illustrious benefactor and deserves a place among the most useful Americans. His invention ...

— Modern American Prose Selections • Various

... to 'the big class in that reader.' When we were to read the death of 'Little Nell,' I would run away, for I knew it would make me cry, that the other boys would laugh at me, and the whole thing would become ridiculous. I couldn't bear that. A later teacher, Captain Lee O. Harris, came to understand me with thorough sympathy, took compassion on my weaknesses and encouraged me to read the best literature. He understood that he couldn't get numbers into my head. You couldn't tamp them in! History I also ...

— The Complete Works • James Whitcomb Riley

... pathetic thing. Her pronunciation made even Monsieur Dufarge smile in spite of himself, and Lavinia and Jessie and the more fortunate girls either giggled or looked at her in wondering disdain. But Sara did not laugh. She tried to look as if she did not hear when Miss St. John called "le bon pain," "lee bong pang." She had a fine, hot little temper of her own, and it made her feel rather savage when she heard the titters and saw the poor, stupid, distressed ...

— A Little Princess • Frances Hodgson Burnett

... desert lie under the lee of long ridges of rock. The high cliffs extending from north to south are barriers against the drifting sand. Standing on the rocky summit the seer Isaiah beheld a sea whose yellow waves stretched to the very horizon. ...

— The Investment of Influence - A Study of Social Sympathy and Service • Newell Dwight Hillis

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