noun🔗SharePré, prairieAn open field, meadow."The children ran and played freely in the wide, green lea behind the farmhouse. "Les enfants couraient et jouaient librement dans la grande prairie verte derrière la ferme.environmentnaturegeographyplaceareaagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMesure de filAny of several measures of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120 yards."The weaver needed to measure out five leas of linen yarn, meaning she had to work with a total of 1500 yards. "Le tisserand devait mesurer cinq mesures de fil de lin, ce qui signifiait qu'elle devait travailler avec un total de 1500 yards.technicalunitmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLisseA set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle."The weaver carefully adjusted the lea to ensure even tension on all the warp threads before starting the loom. "Le tisserand a soigneusement ajusté la lisse pour assurer une tension uniforme sur tous les fils de chaîne avant de démarrer le métier à tisser.technicalmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
