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levite
/ˈliː.vaɪt/
noun 3adj 1
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2ADJ.
clever, known
VERB + LEVITE
call
Definitions
noun
1
A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, particularly in its role as a priestly caste.
And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
2
A clergyman.
3
A type of loose dress.
A habit-maker […] is gone stark in love with Lady Ossory, on fitting her with the new dress, I think they call it a Levite, and says he never saw so glorious a figure […] .
Gainsborough shows her wearing a blue and white striped silk wrapping gown, known as a levite: a clever and subtle choice of costume, vaguely ‘oriental’ in mood, deriving its name from the theatre.
adj
1
Of or related to Levi, the Levites, or their priestly role.
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And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
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A habit-maker […] is gone stark in love with Lady Ossory, on fitting her with the new dress, I think they call it a Levite, and says he never saw so glorious a figure […] .
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Gainsborough shows her wearing a blue and white striped silk wrapping gown, known as a levite: a clever and subtle choice of costume, vaguely ‘oriental’ in mood, deriving its name from the theatre.
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