LEVEES
Noun
levees
plural of levee
Anagrams
• sleeve
Source: Wiktionary
LEVEE
Lev"ee, n. Etym: [F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. See Lever, n.]
1. The act of rising. " The sun's levee." Gray.
2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soirée, or evening assembly; a matinée; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee.
Note: In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a drawing-room.
Lev"ee, v. t.
Definition: To attend the levee or levees of. He levees all the great. Young.
Lev"ee, n. Etym: [F. levée, fr. lever to raise. See Lever, and cf. Levy.]
Definition: An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river. [U. S. ]
Lev"ee, v. t.
Definition: To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river. [U. S.]
LEVEE
Lev"ee, n. Etym: [F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. See Lever, n.]
1. The act of rising. " The sun's levee." Gray.
2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soirée, or evening assembly; a matinée; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee.
Note: In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a drawing-room.
Lev"ee, v. t.
Definition: To attend the levee or levees of. He levees all the great. Young.
Lev"ee, n. Etym: [F. levée, fr. lever to raise. See Lever, and cf. Levy.]
Definition: An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river. [U. S. ]
Lev"ee, v. t.
Definition: To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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