Lee, n.; pl.Lees (lēz). [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. “The lees of wine.” Holland.
A thousand demons lurk within the lee. Young.
The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees
Is left this vault to brag of. Shak.