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Definitions for: Levee
[n] a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Lev"ee, v. t.
To attend the levee or levees of.
He levees all the great. --Young.
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.]
Lev"ee, v. t.
To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a
river. [U. S.]
Synonyms: dam, dike, dyke
See Also: Aswan Dam, Aswan High Dam, barrier, High Dam, Hoover Dam, milldam, weir
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