(lē) noun
1. The direction opposite that from which the wind comes; the side sheltered, or that shelters, from wind.
2. A shelter afforded by any object in a wind.
—adjective Pertaining to the side opposite to that from which the wind comes: a lee shore. ♦ Homophone: lea. [OE hlēo a shelter]

(lē) noun Scot.
A falsehood; lie. ♦ Homophone: lea.

(lē)
A Virginia family prominent in American history, including Richard Henry,
1732–1794, his brother Francis Lightfoot,
1734–97, Revolutionary statesmen and signers of the Declaration of Independence; Henry,
1756–1818, Revolutionary soldier and statesman: known as Light–Horse Harry Lee; his son Robert Edward,
1807–70, commander in chief of the Confederate army; Fitzhugh,
1835–1905, Confederate general, nephew of Robert Edward Lee.
—Charles,
1731–82, American Revolutionary general; court–martialed and dismissed.
—Sir Sidney,
1859–1926, English editor and scholar.

(lē), T(sung) D(ao),
born 1926, U. S. physicist born in China.