levee
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I. noun
Etymology: French lever, from Middle French, act of arising, from (se) lever to rise
Date: 1672
1. a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
2. an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her representative receives only men
3. a reception usually in honor of a particular person
II. noun
Etymology: French levée, from Old French, act of raising, from lever to raise — more at lever
Date: circa 1720
1.
a. an embankment for preventing flooding
b. a river landing place ; pier
2. a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded
III. transitive verb
(leveed; leveeing)
Date: 1832
to provide with a levee
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levee — levée … Dictionary of ichthyology
levée — [ l(ə)ve ] n. f. • v. 1200 « digue »; de 1. lever I ♦ Remblai (de terre, de pierres, de maçonnerie). ⇒ chaussée, digue. « À travers les étangs partait une levée de terre » (Bosco). Géol. Levée alluviale : alluvions formant un bourrelet le long du … Encyclopédie Universelle
levée — Levée. s. f. v. Action de lever, de recuëillir certaines choses. Ce qui se leve, ce qui se recuëille. Il se dit des fruits d une terre & alors il signifie, Cueillette, recolte. La levée des fruits luy appartient. Il se dit aussi des droits, des… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, in distinction from … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
levee — ☆ levee1 [lev′ē ] n. [Fr levée, fem. pp. of OFr lever, to raise: see LEVER] 1. an embankment built alongside a river to prevent high water from flooding bordering land 2. a landing place, as a pier, on the bank of a river 3. a low ridge of earth… … English World dictionary
Levee — Lev ee, v. t. To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Levee — Lev ee, v. t. To attend the levee or levees of. [1913 Webster] He levees all the great. Young. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Levee — (frz. levée, spr. weh), Erhebung, Aufstand; Aushebung, Werbung; L. en masse (spr. ang mass ), kriegerisches Aufgebot der gesamten männlichen Bevölkerung … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
levee — Ⅰ. levee [1] ► NOUN ▪ a formal reception of visitors or guests. ORIGIN French, from lever to rise (such receptions were formerly held by a monarch after rising from bed). Ⅱ. levee [2] ► NOUN 1) an embankment built … English terms dictionary
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.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Levée — (franz., spr. löwē ), Aufhebung; Aushebung (von Soldaten etc.); l.en masse, allgemeines Aufgebot (s. d.), Landsturm. L. auch soviel wie Einsammlung (von Feldfrüchten etc.); im Kartenspiel, besonders im Whistspiel, soviel wie Stich … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
