LEVANT Definition & Meaning

levant

[ li-vant ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

British Slang.

to leave secretly or hurriedly to avoid paying debts.

Levant

[ li-vant ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the lands bordering the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Also called Le·vant mo·roc·co [li-, vant, m, uh, -, rok, -oh]. a superior grade of morocco leather having a large and prominent grain, originally made in the Levant.

Levant

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noun

the Levant
a former name for the area of the E Mediterranean now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel

levant

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noun

a type of leather made from the skins of goats, sheep, or seals, having a pattern of irregular creases

levant

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verb

intr to bolt or abscond, esp to avoid paying debts

Levant

Name for the nations on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea : Cyprus , Egypt (see also Egypt ), Israel , Lebanon , Syria , and Turkey .

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of levant¹

1750–60; perhaps < Spanish levantar to lift (Compare levantar el campo to break camp, leave), frequentative of levar < Latin ��

Origin of levant²

1490–1500; earlier levaunt < Middle French levant, noun use (with reference to rising sun) of present participle of lever to raise ( se lever to rise). See lever

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of levant¹

C15: from Old French, from the present participle of lever to raise (referring to the rising of the sun in the east), from Latin ��

Origin of levant²

C19: shortened from Levant morocco (type of leather)

Origin of levant³

C18: perhaps from Spanish levantar ( el campo ) to break (camp)

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Anyhow, if I'm booked to cash in, I don't mind giving you a show to levant.

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At bed or board, couchant or levant, we must pay.

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I was only too glad to take it and a couple more, for which I paid him at once; and next evening, at dinner, I heard that he had levanted.

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It is only appropriate for crushed levant, being dependent for its beauty on the polished surface of the leather.

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According to a common rule the only cattle allowed to use the village pasture was that which was constantly kept in the village, levant e couchant en le maner.

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