Leese (plural Leeses)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leese is the 25975th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 945 individuals. Leese is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.
leese
(obsolete) To lose.
leese (third-person singular simple present leeses, present participle leesing, simple past and past participle leesed)
(obsolete) To release, set free.
(obsolete) To loosen, unfasten.
leese
(obsolete, transitive) To hurt.
Source: Wiktionary
Leese, v. t. Etym: [See Lose.]
Definition: To lose. [Obs.] They would rather leese their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh.
Leese, v. t. Etym: [Cf. f. léser, L.laesus, p. p. of laedere.]
Definition: To hurt. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
