lees
The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast…The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
Meaning
1 senses(plural, plural only)The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.
оса́докosádok
the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
Translations
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Origin
From Old French lies, from Medieval Latin lias (“lees, dregs”) (descent via winemaking comFrom Old French lies, from Medieval Latin lias (“lees, dregs”) (descent via winemaking common in monasteries), from Gaulish *ligyā, *legyā (“silt, sediment”) (compare Welsh llai, Old Breton leh (“deposit, silt”)), from Proto-Celtic *legyā (“layer”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie (down)”). Doublet of lias; also related to Loire and Leicester.
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