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Levanter1|lɪˈvæntə(r)|
[f. as prec. + -er1.]
1. a. An inhabitant of the Levant; = Levantine n. 1. rare. b. A ship trading to the Levant. rare.
1668Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 211, I herewith enclosed send you the relation of Signor Pietro, as unpolished as the usual styles of the Levanters are. 1812W. Tennant Anster F. ii. xlviii, Then brought him home in hold of stout Levanter. 1893F. F. Moore I Forbid Banns (1899) 146 The Levant and the Levanters..are usually in need of cash.
2. A strong and raw easterly wind in the Mediterranean (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 1867).
1790Burke Fr. Rev. 86 Let them not break prison to burst like a Levanter. 1799Nelson 28 Nov. in Nicolas Disp. (1845) IV. 115, I shall not keep the Perseus by detaining her a moment with this fine Levanter. 1829Marryat F. Mildmay v, We..tumbled down the Mediterranean before a strong Levanter. 1891Hall Caine Scapegoat I. 155 The rippling of the levanter in her hair.
fig.1831Blackw. Mag. XXIX. 906 The angry philosopher himself, by a fierce levanter of indignation, [was] driven westwards to America. 1873F. Hall Mod. Engl. 334 Such is the procedure, which..has provoked a very levanter of ire and vilification. |