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The lea or lay was a British unit of length. The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as a measure "of varying quantity". It cites quotations from within various areas of the textile industry, which define it as "80 yards" (1888 note on a 1399 text), "200 Threds reel'd on a Reel four yards about" (1696), "each lay containing 200 yards" (1704", "eighty threads" (1776), "forty threads" (1825), "300 yards" (1882) and "in worsted 80 yards; in cotton and silk 120 yards" (1885).

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  • Lea ist ein heute nicht mehr verwendetes englisches Garnmaß. Es entspricht dem Stück. Der Haspelumfang oder englisch Thread (Faden) betrug 54 Zoll oder 1 ½ Yards (bei Baumwollgarn) beziehungsweise 2 ½ Yards (bei Leinen- und Hanfgarn). * Baumwollgarn Thread = 1,571 Meter * 1 Lea = 120 Yards, 1 Strähn = 840 Yards * 1 Spindle/Spindel mit 18 Hanks = 15.120 Yards * Der Hank, Nummer oder Strähn hatte 7 Gebinde mit 80 Fäden. * Leinen- und Hanfgarn Thread = 2,285 Meter * 1 Lea = 300 Yards * 1 Rand = 6 Leas = 1800 Yards 1646 Meter (de)
  • The lea or lay was a British unit of length. The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as a measure "of varying quantity". It cites quotations from within various areas of the textile industry, which define it as "80 yards" (1888 note on a 1399 text), "200 Threds reel'd on a Reel four yards about" (1696), "each lay containing 200 yards" (1704", "eighty threads" (1776), "forty threads" (1825), "300 yards" (1882) and "in worsted 80 yards; in cotton and silk 120 yards" (1885). (en)
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  • Lea ist ein heute nicht mehr verwendetes englisches Garnmaß. Es entspricht dem Stück. Der Haspelumfang oder englisch Thread (Faden) betrug 54 Zoll oder 1 ½ Yards (bei Baumwollgarn) beziehungsweise 2 ½ Yards (bei Leinen- und Hanfgarn). * Baumwollgarn Thread = 1,571 Meter * 1 Lea = 120 Yards, 1 Strähn = 840 Yards * 1 Spindle/Spindel mit 18 Hanks = 15.120 Yards * Der Hank, Nummer oder Strähn hatte 7 Gebinde mit 80 Fäden. * Leinen- und Hanfgarn Thread = 2,285 Meter * 1 Lea = 300 Yards * 1 Rand = 6 Leas = 1800 Yards 1646 Meter (de)
  • The lea or lay was a British unit of length. The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as a measure "of varying quantity". It cites quotations from within various areas of the textile industry, which define it as "80 yards" (1888 note on a 1399 text), "200 Threds reel'd on a Reel four yards about" (1696), "each lay containing 200 yards" (1704", "eighty threads" (1776), "forty threads" (1825), "300 yards" (1882) and "in worsted 80 yards; in cotton and silk 120 yards" (1885). (en)
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  • Lea (Einheit) (de)
  • Lea (unit) (en)
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