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Webster 1913 Edition

Levee

Lev′ee

(lĕv′ē̍; often lĕv-ē′ in U. S.)
,
Noun.
[F.
lever
, fr.
lever
to raise,
se lever
to rise. See
Lever
,
Noun.
]
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
.
☞ In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a
drawing-room
.

Lev′ee

,
Verb.
T.
To attend the levee or levees of.
He
levees
all the great.
Young.

Lev′ee

,
Noun.
[F.
levée
, fr.
lever
to raise. See
Lever
, and cf.
Levy
.]
An embankment to prevent inundation;
as, the
levees
along the Mississippi
; sometimes, the steep bank of a river.
[U. S.]

Lev′ee

,
Verb.
T.
To keep within a channel by means of levees;
as, to
levee
a river
.
[U. S.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Levee

LEV'EE

,
Noun.
[L. levo.]
1.
The time of rising.
2.
The concourse of persons who visit a prince or great personage in the morning.
3.
A bank or causey, particularly along a river to prevent inundation; as the levees along the Mississippi.

Definition 2024

levée

levée

See also: levee and lévée

French

Noun

levée f ‎(plural levées)

  1. removal (act of removing or taking off)
  2. levee (geographical feature)

Derived terms

Verb

levée f

  1. feminine singular of the past participle of lever

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