lessiveuse, n.f., lye-washing machine; laundress.
lest (lèst), n.m., (nav.) ballast.
lestage, n.m., (nav.) ballasting.
leste, adj., brisk, nimble, active; clever; unceremonious, unscrupulous; indecorous; improper, free.
lesté, -e, adj., ballasted; (fig.) with well-lined stomach.
lestement, adv., briskly, cleverly; freely; indecorously; improperly.
lester, v.a., (nav.) to ballast.
se lester, v.r., to take in ballast; to line one’s stomach, to lay in a stock of provisions. Je me suis bien lesté avant de me mettre en route; I made a square meal before setting out.
lesteur, n.m., lighter, ballast-lighter; (pers.) ballast-heaver.
léthargie, n.f., lethargy.