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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Levee \Lev"ee\ (l[ecr]v"[esl]; often l[ecr]v*[emac]" in U. S.), n. [F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. See {Lever}, n.] 1. The act of rising. [bd] The sun's levee.[b8] --Gray. 2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in distinction from a {soir[82]e}, or evening assembly; a {matin[82]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}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Drawing-room \Draw"ing-room`\, n. [Abbrev. fr. withdraw-ing-room.] 1. A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which company withdraws from the dining room. 2. The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it; as, to hold a drawing-room. He [Johnson] would amaze a drawing-room by suddenly ejaculating a clause of the Lord's Prayer. --Macaulay. {Drawing-room car}. See {Palace car}, under {Car}. | |
