Levite

suomi-englanti sanakirja

Levite englannista suomeksi

1. leeviläinen

0. Substantiivi

Levite englanniksi

1. spread

1. A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi, particularly in its role as a priestly caste.

2. (RQ:King James Version)

3. A clergyman.

4. A type of loose dress.

5. 1779, (w), letter, 15 November:

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 (..).

6. 2003, (w), in Robyn Asleson, ''Notorious Muse'', Yale UNiversity Press 2003, p. 109:

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.

7. Of or related to Levi, the Levites, or their priestly role.