Lea

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards; a lay.

2. A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. "Plow-torn leas." Shak. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.