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ley

[ ley ]

noun

  1. a pewter containing about 80 percent tin and 20 percent lead.


ley

/ liË; leɪ /

noun

  1. arable land put down to grass; grassland or pastureland
  2. Also calledley line a line joining two prominent points in the landscape, thought to be the line of a prehistoric track
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of ley1

Aphetic variant of obsolete aley alloy
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of ley1

C14: variant of lea 1
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Both Stonehenge and Glastonbury supposedly lie on ley lines — mystical energy connections across the U.K.

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Some of these connections were identified by Nisbet, who asserted that Lamb sits on a confluence of ley lines - supposed paths of energy linking sites of historical significance.

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The Newark Earthworks, about 40 minutes east of Columbus, have also drawn attention for supposedly being built along ley lines — invisible gridlines that channel “earth energies.â€

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The Spanish government initially consulted groups representing the workers as it drew up the new law, known as “ley rider.â€

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He viewed the Masons’ imprint on the design of Washington’s landscape as arranged along “ley lines†— the supposedly ancient practice of aligning landmarks — in ways that accentuate the Earth’s magnetic field.

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