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Definition of Levelled
1. level [v] - See also: level
Lexicographical Neighbors of Levelled
Literary usage of Levelled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Naukratis by William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1886)
"... and I hope it may be done this coming season ; every intelligible fragment of
pottery found so far in the cutting has been exactly levelled and marked. ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"The proud system of clerical honours and immunities, which had been constructed
with so much art and labour, »as levelled to the ground ; the hopes of ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Earthquakes are frequent and San Salvador has often suffered, especially on 16
April, 1854, when the entire city was levelled in ten seconds. ..."
4. My Diary North and South by William Howard Russell (1863)
"Personal unpopularity—American naval officers—A gun levelled at me in fun—Increase
of odium against me—Success of the Hatteras expedition—General Scott and ..."
5. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"... pane—this last firmly set and carefully levelled before the experiment.
The hand rests lightly on the upper pane, which moves without friction with the ..."
6. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1863)
"... she levelled the shot-gun at the rider, commanded him, as Damon did the
traveller, " down from his hors*,'' and threatened to fire if he did not comply. ..."
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