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Webster 1913 Edition
Levant
Le′vant
(lē′vant)
, Adj.
[F., p. pr. of
lever
to raise.] (Law)
Rising or having risen from rest; – said of cattle. See
Couchant and levant
, under Couchant
. Le-vant′
(lē̍-vănt′)
, Noun.
[It.
levante
the point where the sun rises, the east, the Levant, fr. levare
to raise, levarsi
to rise: cf. F. levant
. See Lever
.] 1.
The countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters.
2.
A levanter (the wind so called).
Le′vant
(lē′vant; 277)
, Adj.
Eastern.
[Obs.]
Forth rush the
levant
and the ponent winds. Milton.
Le-vant′
(lē̍-vănt′)
, Verb.
I.
[Cf. Sp.
levantar
to raise, go from one place to another.] To run away from one’s debts; to decamp.
[Colloq. Eng.]
Thackeray.
Webster 1828 Edition
Levant
LE'VANT
,Adj.
Eastern; denoting the part of the hemisphere where the sun rises.
Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds.