lĕa, ae, f. [leo],
a lioness (poet. for leaena): panthera et lea, Varr. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. E. 2, 63; * Lucr. 5, 1318: pectus et ora leae, Ov. M. 9, 648: hirsutae, id. F. 5, 176; id. M. 14, 255: saeva, id. ib. 4, 102.
LEA an island in the Aegaean sea, mentioned only by Pliny (Plin. Nat. 4.12. s. 23) in conjunction wi...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
lea ae, f cf. leo, a lioness : Pectus leae, O. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. II. Lea ·noun A set of warp threads carried by a loop...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language