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The Levant Quartet was a formal economic and cultural partnership of Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan formed in December 2010. The Quartet had the stated
Levant_Quartet
Political relations between Lebanon and Syria
portal Syrians in Lebanon Lebanese people in Syria Lebanon–Syria border Levant Quartet List of extrajudicial killings and political violence in Lebanon Iranian
Lebanon–Syria_relations
Bilateral relations
Jordan Foreign relations of Syria Jordan–Syria border Syrians in Jordan Levant Quartet (2010), economic & cultural partnership between Turkey, Lebanon, Syria
Jordan–Syria_relations
Bilateral relations
Politics portal Foreign relations of Syria Foreign relations of Turkey Levant Quartet Turks in Syria Syrians in Turkey Turkish occupation of northern Syria
Syria–Turkey_relations
Gilmartin (1911–1996), twin sister of Jane: wife successively of Oscar Levant and Henry Ephron Jean Gale, born Lenore Gilmartin (1912–1974), twin sister
Gale_Sisters
1957 studio album by Frank Sinatra
by American musician Frank Sinatra, accompanied by the Hollywood String Quartet. It was released on January 22, 1957. The album was recorded over a period
Close to You (Frank Sinatra album)
Close_to_You_(Frank_Sinatra_album)
Local name for a dry, hot wind in Egypt and the Levant
[xɑmæˈsiːn] ), is a dry, hot, sandy local wind affecting Egypt and the Levant; similar winds, blowing in other parts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula[citation
Khamsin
1929 film
good jazz quartet, but they perform in a New York City cafe for only $100 a week, forcing them to share a small, rundown apartment. The quartet consists
Street_Girl
American TV film
American made-for-television comedy horror mystery film directed by Brian Levant. It is based on the cartoon series Scooby-Doo. The film reveals how the
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
Scooby-Doo!_The_Mystery_Begins
Original song composed by Oscar Levant, lyrics by Edward Heyman
"Blame It on My Youth" is a jazz standard written by Oscar Levant (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics) in 1934. 1934: The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (vocal
Blame_It_on_My_Youth
Historic building in California, United States
recording sessions. Oscar Levant recorded an album there in 1959. And the "Gone With the Wind" album by the Dave Brubeck Quartet was recorded there in 1959
American_Legion_Post_43
1995 travelogue by Paul Theroux
(this was shortly before the break-up of the former republic), the troubled Levant and the recently liberated Albania. Other countries visited include Spain
The Pillars of Hercules (book)
The_Pillars_of_Hercules_(book)
The region of Palestine is part of the Levant, a land bridge between Africa and Eurasia that has traditionally served as the "crossroads of Western Asia
History_of_Palestine
1981 studio album by the Gary Burton Quartet
is an album by the Gary Burton Quartet, recorded in June 1980 and released on ECM March the following year. The quartet features alto saxophonist James
Easy as Pie (Gary Burton album)
Easy_as_Pie_(Gary_Burton_album)
Ethnoreligious group of the Levant
"prophets". The Druze faith is one of the major religious groups in the Levant, with between 800,000 and a million adherents. They are primarily located
Druze
Secret 1916 agreement between the United Kingdom and France
provided a framework for the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration in the Levant. More broadly it was to lead, indirectly, to the subsequent partitioning
Sykes–Picot_Agreement
Miscegenation history
mixing with non-Africans, since prehistoric times, with migrations from the Levant leading to significant admixture. This continued into antiquity with Arab
History_of_miscegenation
2019 award ceremony for music
Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant) Best Engineered Album
61st_Annual_Grammy_Awards
Serbian composer (1951–2021)
from Peć, 1997), and a book of short stories entitled Levant nad Levantom (Levant over Levant, 1996). In 2009, he composed a cantata based on Mihajlo
Miloš_Petrović_(composer)
French classical composer (1862–1918)
Société Nationale de Musique in 1893. His String Quartet was premiered by the Ysaÿe string quartet at the Société Nationale in the same year. In May
Claude_Debussy
City in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq
Iraqi government and the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and fell to ISIL in May 2015. On 28 December 2015, the Iraqi government
Ramadi
British historian
1988, Constantinople: City of the World's Desire 1453–1924 in 1995 and Levant: Splendour and Catastrophe on the Mediterranean, about the history of Smyrna
Philip_Mansel
De facto government in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
the Palestinian legislative elections in January 2006. Israel and the Quartet—comprising the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United
Gaza_Strip_under_Hamas
Separation between human breasts
cleavage-revealing gambaz gowns became accepted among married women in the Levant, where bosoms were regarded as a sign of maternity. In 16th-century India
Cleavage_(breasts)
Calendar year
Dur-Sharrukin in Iraq are demolished by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. March 6 – NASA's Dawn probe enters orbit around Ceres, becoming the first
2015
Genus of cactus
prickly pear was likely introduced to what is now the Land of Israel (the Levant) around the 18th century. The prickly pear is also considered a national
Opuntia
American violinist (1920–2001)
with Alexander Zakin during this time. Stern recorded a series of piano quartets in the 1980s and 1990s with Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo and Yo-Yo Ma, including
Isaac_Stern
Danish Sekstur from Vendsyssel/The Peat Dance Ensemble: Danish String Quartet Francesca Caccini Ciaconna Ensemble: Cappella di Santa Maria degli Angiolini
List of Private Passions episodes (2020–present)
List_of_Private_Passions_episodes_(2020–present)
1967 studio album by The Seeds
flute part and Daryl Hooper overdubbing xylophone. On the 19th, a string quartet arranged by Hooper accompanied the band on the flower ballad "Painted Doll"
Future_(The_Seeds_album)
National intelligence agency of Israel
Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars. Sea Cliff, New York: Levant Books. ISBN 978-0985437831. Thomas, Gordon. (2015) Gideon's Spies: The Secret
Mossad
Religious site in Jerusalem
Khader (2009). "A New Saljuq Inscription in the Masjid al-Aqsa, Jerusalem". Levant. 41 (1): 107–17. doi:10.1179/175638009x427620. ISSN 0075-8914. S2CID 162230613
Temple_Mount
American dancer and actor (1899–1987)
Couple of Swells" from Easter Parade (1948); and, with Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant, and Nanette Fabray he delivered Arthur Schwartz's and Howard Dietz's "That's
Fred_Astaire
central Levant (sometimes attached to the Northern Levant, of which it is then the "upper" part, other times partly grouped with the Southern Levant), between
Origins of agriculture in West Asia
Origins_of_agriculture_in_West_Asia
Operation Euphrates Shield, mainly targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It had also fulfilled other pre-existing Turkish policy goals, such
Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war
Turkish_involvement_in_the_Syrian_civil_war
Year Song Artist 2019 "Cavalry" Mashrou' Leila 2024 "Deira" Saint Levant & MC Abdul 1998 "Every Grain of Palestinian Sand" Muslimgauze 2024 "From the River
List_of_anti-war_songs
Family of ethnic groups of Eurasia
Empire controlled a vast area stretching from western Anatolia and the Levant to the Hindu Kush in the east, and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf
Turkic_peoples
Norms, values, customs and political systems of the Western world
Mediterranean region. The Near-Eastern civilizations of ancient Egypt and the Levant, which came under Greek rule, became part of the Hellenistic world. The
Western_culture
Art museum in Copenhagen, Denmark
BCE and the youngest being from 650 CE, featuring such cultures as the Levant, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Persia. The main focus of the French Collection
Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek
President of Syria from 2000 to 2024
Sanctions, and the Transformation of the Political Order in the Levant". The Levant in Turmoil: Syria, Palestine, and the Transformation of Middle Eastern
Bashar_al-Assad
Syrian musician (born 1976)
and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Opus Klassik Award in Germany Levant (2018), with Eric Vloeimans and Jeroen van Vliet Orient & Occident (2012)
Kinan_Azmeh
Vietnamese-American journalists. 660 7 ISIS in Afghanistan Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province 60 minutes November 17, 2015 (2015-11-17) 3318 Najibullah
List of Frontline (American TV program) episodes
List_of_Frontline_(American_TV_program)_episodes
Belgian saxophonist, composer, music educator and conductor
the Band of the Belgian Air Force. He has performed with the saxophone quartet Dinant. From 1986 to 1997 he was vice president of the International Association
Alain_Crépin
(International) Noise Conspiracy Hieroglyphics Kinky The Sounds The Section Quartet MF Doom Kool Keith Living Legends Eyedea & Abilities The Rapture The Desert
Coachella_Festival_line-ups
Country in West Asia
Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the
Lebanon
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel
the Jordan River near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia's Levant region, it is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east, and by Israel
West_Bank
Biblical and Quranic prophet
across the Middle East. On July 24, 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) destroyed the mosque containing the tomb as part of a campaign to
Jonah
David Kellogg† – Cool as Ice Mimi Leder♦ – A Little Piece of Heaven Brian Levant♦ – Problem Child 2 Doug McHenry and George Jackson – House Party 2 Deepa
List_of_directorial_debuts
1824 1910 German Trio for piano, clarinet and horn in B♭, Op. 274; String Quartet No. 5, Op. 287 Romanticism Richard Hol 1825 1904 Dutch Organ music Romanticism
List of 20th-century classical composers
List_of_20th-century_classical_composers
(1976) Superman II (1980) Superman III (1983) Finders Keepers (1984) Brian Levant David Newman The Flintstones (1994) Jingle All the Way (1996) The Flintstones
List of film director–composer collaborations
List_of_film_director–composer_collaborations
young monarch in the role of Apollo, the Sun King, appearing as the Soleil levant ("rising Sun"). With the arrival of the twenty-six-year-old Jean-Baptiste
History_of_music_in_Paris
Island in Greece
hub that would facilitate the spread of Italian culture in Greece and the Levant. The Fascist program coincided with improvements to infrastructure, building
Rhodes
Austrian-American composer (1874–1951)
atonal, expressionist music. He visited extremes of emotion in his String Quartet No. 2 (1907–1908) and Erwartung (1909), and used word painting structurally
Arnold_Schoenberg
Israeli musical artist
of Romanian-Jewish origin.[2] Anna's family, moving southward across the Levant, soon arrived in Aleppo, where she and her sisters were schooled in French
Joshua_Epstein_(violinist)
British government statement of 1917
23–47. ISSN 0002-905X. Brecher, F.W. (1993). "French Policy toward the Levant". Middle Eastern Studies. 29 (4): 641–663. doi:10.1080/00263209308700971
Balfour_Declaration
Former head of the Military Intelligence Directorate in Daraa
"Revolution Forces Advance Toward Damascus as Assad Regime Crumbles". Levant 24. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025. Tal Beeri (30 December 2024)
Louay_al-Ali
British Islamic terrorist (born 1984)
beheading videos in 2014 and 2015. He was one of the so-called "Beatles," a quartet of British IS militants tasked with guarding foreign prisoners in Raqqa
Aine_Davis
Palestinian political party
centuries of Islamic history – as in Fatḥ al-Shām, the 'conquering of the Levant'. Fatḥ is also religiously significant as the name of the 48th sura (chapter)
Fatah
protection of journalists during conflicts." Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant released a statement on 17 April 2022, vowing to taking advantage of Ukraine
Non-government reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Non-government_reactions_to_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
Russian and American pianist (1903–1989)
central nervous system and an equally great sensitivity to tone color." Oscar Levant, in his book The Memoirs of an Amnesiac, wrote that Horowitz's octaves were
Vladimir_Horowitz
Saudi writer (1933–2004)
Gulf states, owing to his upbringing and intellectual formation in the Levant, his Saudi- Iraqi familial roots, and his work as an oil specialist in Syria
Abdul_Rahman_Munif
Conflicts in Libya since 2011
which has had the support of the GNC; the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL's) Libyan provinces; as well as Tuareg militias of Ghat, controlling
Libyan_crisis
Lemon Drop Kid 29 J. Arthur Rank 83 England Executive So Well Remembered Quartet 29 Hal Roach Jr. 53 US Director, Producer One Million B.C. 30 Peter Whitney
1972_in_film
Argentine-born pianist and conductor (born 1942)
November 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Presto Classical "Bronislaw Szulc at Levant Fair Concert Hall [Tel Aviv]", Palestine Post, 20 July 1938, p. 6 Gans,
Daniel_Barenboim
Bill Capizzi, Raf Mauro, Pam Huntington, Martin Azarow, Tony Brande, René Levant White Dog Paramount Pictures Samuel Fuller (director/screenplay); Curtis
List of American films of 1982
List_of_American_films_of_1982
UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees
Palestinian refugees Headquarters Amman, Jordan Gaza, Palestine Region served Levant Services Education health care relief/social services infrastructure/camp
UNRWA
Harappan culture of the Indus Valley, Afghanistan and Bactria, and the Levant. Through the three defined Iron Ages and the subsequent Hellenistic period
History of the United Arab Emirates
History_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates
Italian conductor (1867–1957)
Earl Wild and Benny Goodman and Piano Concerto in F with pianist Oscar Levant; and music by several other American composers, including some marches of
Arturo_Toscanini
2010–2011 campaign of civil resistance
were an integral part of the protests. The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for "its decisive contribution to
Tunisian_revolution
Annual awards for Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre
Lead Performer in a Broadway Play * Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar as Oscar Levant Audra McDonald, Ohio State Murders as Suzanne Alexander Hiran Abeysekera
Outer_Critics_Circle_Awards
been occupied by Israel since 1967. The region of Palestine is part of the Levant, a land bridge between Africa and Eurasia that has traditionally served
History of Palestinian statehood
History_of_Palestinian_statehood
Annual award for the best classical music album in Canada
The Orford String Quartet, W.A. Mozart-String Quartets 1986 – James Campbell (clarinet), Stolen Gems 1987 – The Orford String Quartet, Ofra Harnoy (cello)
Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble
Juno_Award_for_Classical_Album_of_the_Year_–_Solo_or_Chamber_Ensemble
List of notable people from Illinois
playwright, screenwriter, August: Osage County (born in Oklahoma) Brian Levant, film director, The Flintstones, Beethoven, Snow Dogs, Are We There Yet
List_of_people_from_Illinois
Swiss composer (1936–2012)
(2005) Images japonaises for horn and string quartet (2005) 5 miniatures for string quartet (2005) String Quartet No.2 "Rien, il n'y a rien de plus beau" (2006)
Éric_Gaudibert
American jazz musician (1902–1977)
Foursome appeared as state troopers in the show, which had music by Oscar Levant and Albert Sirmay, a book by William Anthony McGuire, and lyrics by Irving
Del_Porter
Song written by Jimmy Driftwood
(Battle of Queenston Heights) "The Battle of the Waikato" by Howard Morrison Quartet, 1960. "Deer Hunter's Lament" by Stew Clayton, 1973. The Mexican group
The_Battle_of_New_Orleans
Time – The Ames Brothers Some Pleasant Moments In The 20th Century – Oscar Levant Songs I Wish I Had Sung – Bing Crosby Songs Our Daddy Taught Us – Everly
1958_in_music
1842 opera by Giuseppe Verdi
Other compositions Suona la tromba (1848) Inno delle nazioni (1862) String Quartet in E minor (1873) Messa da Requiem (1874) Quattro pezzi sacri (1889–1897)
Nabucco
British conductor (1882–1977)
conducting position in Philadelphia was his when he wanted it, or as Oscar Levant suggested in his book A Smattering of Ignorance, "he had the contract in
Leopold_Stokowski
descendants of Christians, Jews and other earlier inhabitants of the southern Levant whose core may reach back to prehistoric times.(Gibbons, Ann (October 30
List_of_Palestinians
Use of aircraft during the First World War
Abteilung units during the winter of 1915–16 and brought together in pairs and quartets at particularly strategic locations, as "KEK" units were formed at Habsheim
Aviation_in_World_War_I
Opera by Antonín Dvořák
No. 8 in E major No. 9 in D minor No. 10 in E♭ major (Slavonic) String Quartet movement in F major No. 11 in C major No. 12 in F major (American) No.
Armida_(Dvořák)
Oscar Levant" Mel Ferber Iz Elinson, Fred S. Fox October 13, 1964 (1964-10-13) Everyone in the apartment building is trying to avoid Oscar Levant due to
List of The Joey Bishop Show episodes
List_of_The_Joey_Bishop_Show_episodes
LeGrand, Isaac Hayes, Julian Bream, Vladimir Horowitz, the Juilliard String Quartet and Bill Withers. King wins Album of the Year (for Tapestry), Record of
1972_in_music
1969 studio album by Judy Henske and Jerry Yester
recording folk, blues, jazz and comedy, Yester as a member of the Modern Folk Quartet. They married in 1963. A few years later, Henske's career was faltering
Farewell_Aldebaran
Bilateral relations
an accusation denied by Qatar. As part of this campaign, the Saudi-led quartet closed off their airspaces, territorial waters and land borders to Qatar
Qatar–Saudi_Arabia_relations
Italian politician (born 1973)
in fighting terror and in particular the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant" and "she did not say that political Islam should become Europe's new masterplan"
Federica_Mogherini
American recorded music award
Malone, producers (Various Artists) (Smithsonian Collection) Birmingham Quartet Anthology – Doug Seroff, producer (Various Artists) (Clanka Lanka) Chronicle
Grammy Award for Best Historical Album
Grammy_Award_for_Best_Historical_Album
Palestinian attack on three Israeli teenagers
(subsequently denied); a West Bank Branch of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, Brigades of Global Jihad, Ahrar ar-Khalil (Liberators Battalion of Hebron)
2014 kidnapping and murders of Israeli teenagers
2014_kidnapping_and_murders_of_Israeli_teenagers
musicians at court, primarily brought over from the Arabian peninsula or the Levant. The most notable of these early Umayyad musicians was Ziryab, a lute player
Music_of_Spain
(1932–2016), publisher Jonathan Kay (1968– ), editor-in-chief of The Walrus Ezra Levant (1972– ), political commentator and founder of Rebel News David Margolese
List_of_Canadian_Jews
History of the Egyptian city
Nathan Adler, London, 1907, p. 74 Heyd, Wilhelm. Histoire du commerce du Levant au moyen âge (in French). Leipzig: O. Harrassowitz. pp. 378–384. Christ
History_of_Alexandria
premiered. January 22 – Gordon Jacob's First String Quartet is premiered by the Spencer Dyke Quartet in London. February 4 – First recording of George Gershwin's
1929_in_music
animated film) An American In Paris starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary and Nina Foch Call Me Mister starring Betty Grable and
1951_in_music
the coast and beneath the occupied lands of Palestine. Additionally, the Levant Basin in the Mediterranean is believed to hold around 1.7 billion barrels
Economy_of_Palestine
Dubin m. Joe Burke "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" w. Irving Caesar m. Oscar Levant "The Little Things in Life" w.m. Irving Berlin "Little White Lies" w.m.
1930_in_music
1817 opera by Gioachino Rossini
flying away in a rage. Sinfonia Act 1 "Sventurata! Or che mi resta?" – quartet (Armida, Eustazio, Goffredo and Idraote) "Amor ! Possente nome !" – duet
Armida_(Rossini)
Australian author
modern world. His interest, too, in early monastic life throughout the Levant (Mount Athos, Sinai, Nitrea Desert), as well as the anchorites of present-day
James_Cowan_(author)
American record label
Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy and George Szell; pianists Walter Gieseking, Oscar Levant and Glenn Gould; and the organist E. Power Biggs. Composers Aaron Copland
Columbia_Masterworks_Records
American investigative journalist, writer, and author (1907–1989)
secondary importance to the discontent of the Arabs and the Jews in the Levant. Stone was critical of the Cold War, and its consequent reductions of the
I._F._Stone
1080/00263208908700778. JSTOR 4283302. Olmert, Y. (1987). "Britain, Turkey and the Levant Question during the Second World War". Middle Eastern Studies. 23 (4): 437–452
Bibliography_of_World_War_II
LEVANT QUARTET
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
British, English
Tenant; Renter
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
One who Keep Horses
Surname or Lastname
English, of Welsh origin
English, of Welsh origin : variant of Bevan, with the addition of the regular English patronymic suffix -s.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Levin.English : variant of Leven 3.Breton (Lévéné) : from an old female personal name derived from Old Breton louuinid ‘joy’, ‘gaiety’. The name gained popularity as it belonged to the mother of a Breton saint, Gwenael.Altered spelling of French Lavigne, Lavin, Lavine, Levin, or various other like-sounding surnames.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Gold or Lord Buddha, Early winter
Boy/Male
Hindu
Son of Lord surya(sun, Horse rider (Son of Sun God)
Girl/Female
Latin
Raise up. Levana was the Roman mythological goddess and protectress of newborns.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leavitt.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Levit.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu
Medicine
Girl/Female
French, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Latin, Marathi
White; Moon; Shining White One; Rising Sun
Male
Turkish
Turkish name derived from the marines in the Ottoman military called Leventler ("the Levents"), LEVENT means "the lions."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leavitt.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Life, Feminine of jovian derived from jove who was the roman mythological jupiter and father of the Sky, One of names of the Sun God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Leving, Old English Lēofing, based on lēof ‘dear’. Compare Loving.Latvian (Leviņš) : Latvianized form of Jewish Levin.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian name, possibly LEVENTE means "governor, guide."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Divine, Part of God
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
The Elm Tree
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so named from the Old English personal name Lēofa (genitive form) + næss ‘promontory’.North German : patronymic from Leven 2.
LEVANT QUARTET
LEVANT QUARTET
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Divine Diamond
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Hidden
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
One who has Conquered the Sky
Boy/Male
Hindu
The most valuable stone, Whichiis in the possession of Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, British, English
Smiling
Boy/Male
Muslim
Girl/Female
Tamil
Savior
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
One of the Swaras
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Devon)
English (mainly Devon) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Human Being
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n.
A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold coin called bezant.
n.
See Bezant.
a.
Eastern.
v. i.
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
a.
Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line.
v. t.
To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant.
v. i.
To run away from one's debts; to decamp.
a.
Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant.
a.
Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste; characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of every thing offensive; exciting admiration and approbation by symmetry, completeness, freedom from blemish, and the like; graceful; tasteful and highly attractive; as, elegant manners; elegant style of composition; an elegant speaker; an elegant structure.
n.
A levanter (the wind so called).
v.
One who levants, or decamps.
a.
Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor.
v. i.
To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.
v. t.
To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine.
n.
See Terre-tenant.
a.
Lean.
n.
The countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters.
a.
Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least space.
a.
Exercising a nice choice; discriminating beauty or sensitive to beauty; as, elegant taste.