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(lv"; often lv" 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 soire, or evening assembly; a matine; 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 v. t.To attend the levee or levees of. He levees all the great. Young. Lev"ee n.[F. leve, 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 v. t.To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river. [U. S.] スポンサード リンク
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