lees
noun
[ liːz ]
• the sediment of wine in the barrel; dregs.
Similar:
sediment,
dregs,
deposit,
grounds,
settlings,
residue,
remains,
accumulation,
silt,
sludge,
precipitate,
sublimate,
residuum,
draff,
grouts,
Origin:
late Middle English: plural of obsolete lee in the same sense, from Old French lie, from medieval Latin liae (plural), of Gaulish origin.
