levee

[LevĀ·ee]

A levee is an embankment, like a dam, constructed to prevent the overflow of a body of water. It can also mean a formal reception. How do these two words relate? Read on...

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The act of rising.

Noun
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea


n.
The act of rising.

n.
A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a soiree, or evening assembly; a matinee; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee.

v. t.
To attend the levee or levees of.

n.
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river.

v. t.
To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river.


Levee

Lev"ee , 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'82e, or evening assembly; a matin'82e; hence, also, any general or somewhat miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime or evening; as, the president's levee. &hand; In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a drawing-room.

Levee

Lev"ee, v. t. To attend the levee or levees of.
He levees all the great.

Levee

Lev"ee, n. [F. lev'82e, 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. ]

Levee

Lev"ee, v. t. To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river. [U. S.]

The act of rising.

To attend the levee or levees of.

An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river.

To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river.

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