‖n. [ F. corvée, fr. LL. corvada, corrogata, fr. L. corrogare to entreat together; cor- + rogare to ask. ] (Feudal Law) An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ D. laveren. ] (Naut.) To beat against the wind; to tack. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. See Lever, n. ]
☞ In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a
v. t. To attend the levee or levees of. [ 1913 Webster ]
He levees all the great. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. levée, fr. lever to raise. See Lever, and cf. Levy. ] An embankment to prevent inundation;
v. t. To keep within a channel by means of levees;
‖pos>n. [ F. ] See
n. One who is loved. [ Humorous ] “The lover and lovee.” Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One to, or for, whom anything is reserved; -- contrasted with reservor. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
And as he leads, the following navy veers. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as interest may veer about. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
To veer and haul (Naut.),
v. t. To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear;
To veer and haul (Naut.),
To veer away
To veer out
a. Changeable; shifting; as, winds
a. Shifting. --
n. (Zool.) An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown. Called also
Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion. Thoreau. [ 1913 Webster ]