Definition of ley

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Ley (v. t. & i.) To lay; to wager.

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Volley :: Volley (n.) A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words..
Bailey :: Bailey (n.) A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester..
Intercolline :: Intercolline (a.) Situated between hills; -- applied especially to valleys lying between volcanic cones.
Sley :: Sley (v. t.) To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a reed; -- a term used by weavers. See Sleave, and Sleid..
Caraway :: Caraway (n.) A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative..
Miscellany :: Miscellany (n.) A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects..
Aisle :: Aisle (n.) Also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passage into which the pews of a church open..
Ally :: Ally (n.) See Alley, a marble or taw..
Malt :: Malt (v. t.) To make into malt; as, to malt barley..
Bailey :: Bailey (n.) The outer wall of a feudal castle.
Key :: Key (n.) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc..
Thousand Legs :: Thousand legs () A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called also thousand-legged worm..
Parleys :: Parleys (pl. ) of Parle.
Ramberge :: Ramberge (n.) Formerly, a kind of large war galley..
Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
Yoncopin :: Yoncopin (n.) A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
Court :: Court (n.) An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley..
Chain Wheel :: Chain wheel () A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel..
Moolley :: Moolley (n.) Same as Mulley.
Drum :: Drum (n.) A cylinder on a revolving shaft, generally for the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of belts or straps passing around its periphery; also, the barrel of a hoisting machine, on which the rope or chain is wound..
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