lees

Meanings

• noun

  The sediment that settles at the bottom of a container or vessel, especially a bottle of wine or beer.

  - "The lees of a wine bottle are often stirred to enhance the flavour."
  - "The brewer left the lees in the barrel for too long."

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Antonyms

stoss , weather , windward

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Synonyms

dregs

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lees
teases , pleases , eases

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Variants

List of all variants of lees that leads to same result
lees , lee , Lee's Birthday , Lee's Birthdays , Lee's Summit

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Etymology

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From Old French 'leis', meaning 'remains, residue'.

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Trivia

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1. Lees can be used as fertilizer in agriculture.

2. In some winemaking traditions, lees are aged in the bottle before being sold to consumers.

3. The process of stirring lees in a wine barrel is called 'bâtonnage'.

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Related Concepts

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1. wine lees: The sediment that forms at the bottom of a wine barrel or bottle during fermentation and aging.

2. beer lees: The sediment that settles at the bottom of a beer barrel or container during brewing and aging.

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Culture

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In winemaking, lees are often left to age with the wine to add complexity and texture. In brewing, they can be removed to clarify the beer.

How to Memorize "lees"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bottle of wine or beer with sediment at the bottom.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lees' with the idea of sediment or residue.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Lots of Elephants Eat Sedge' to remember the spelling of 'lees'.

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