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Levee - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Levee : (noun)
1: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to
keep out the sea [syn: dam, dike, dyke]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Levee : \Lev"ee\ (l[e^]v"[-e]; often l[e^]v*[=e]" in U. S.), n.
[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 soir['e]e, or evening assembly; a
matin['e]e; 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Levee : \Lev"ee\, v. t.
To attend the levee or levees of.
He levees all the great. --Young.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Levee : \Lev"ee\, n. [F. lev['e]e, 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.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Levee : \Lev"ee\, v. t.
To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a
river. [U. S.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Levee |
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quedubiocom: Hello @julie_adore ! bien levée ce matin ? |
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produitsbretons: @oOBaNOo félicitation pour le pépère.. surement un grande émotion de voir la papatte se levée ... j'en suis ému aussi :-) |
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DesmanWiki: Centre Pompidou « La grève a été levée mais la bataille commence » http://ff.im/-dhxF8 |
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