lees sediment

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• Lees (fermentation) — Lees refers to deposits of dead yeast or residual yeast and other particles that precipitate, or are carried by the action of fining , to the bottom of a vat of wine after fermentation and aging. The yeast deposits in beer brewing are known as… …   Wikipedia

• Sediment — Sed i*ment, n. [F. s[ e]diment, L. sedimentum a settling, fr. sedere to sit, to settle. See {Sit}.] 1. The matter which subsides to the bottom, from water or any other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) The material of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lees — late 14c., from O.Fr. lies, plural of lie sediment, probably from Celtic (Cf. O.Ir. lige a bed, a lying ), from PIE root *legh to lie (see LIE (Cf. lie) (v.2)) …   Etymology dictionary

• lees — n *deposit, precipitate, sediment, dregs, grounds Analogous words: *refuse, waste …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• sediment — n *deposit, precipitate, dregs, lees, grounds …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• sediment — [n] solid residue from liquid solution debris, deposit, dregs, dross, gook*, grounds, gunk*, lees, matter, powder, precipitate, precipitation, residuum, settling, silt, slag, solids, trash, waste; concept 260 Ant. whole …   New thesaurus

• lees — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the sediment of wine in the barrel; dregs. ORIGIN Latin liae …   English terms dictionary

• lees — [lēz] pl.n. [pl. of lee (obs. in sing.) < ME lie < OFr < ML lia < Gaul * liga, akin to OIr lige, a bed, layer < IE base * legh > LIE1] dregs or sediment, as of fermenting wine …   English World dictionary

• Lees — Lee Lee, n.; pl. {Lees} (l[=e]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare to lift up, raise. Cf. {Lever}.] That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; used now only in the plural. [Lees occurs also as a form of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sediment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. alluvium, silt, settlings, precipitate, lees, dregs, heeltap. See remainder, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. settlings, residue, lees, dregs, dross, grounds, solids, silt, powder, sand, alluvium …   English dictionary for students

• sediment — sedimentous, adj. n. /sed euh meuhnt/; v. /sed euh ment /, n. 1. the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs. 2. Geol. mineral or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice. v.t. 3. to deposit as sediment. v.i. 4. to form… …   Universalium