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Levant :: Levant (n.) The countries washed by the eastern part of the Mediterranean and its contiguous waters.

Lingua Franca :: Lingua Franca () The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders..

Interlard :: Interlard (v. t.) Hence: To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce that which is foreign or irrelevant; as, to interlard a conservation with oaths or allusions..

Euroclydon :: Euroclydon (n.) A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the Mediterranean. See Levanter.

Polverine :: Polverine (n.) Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of fine glass..

Kahani :: Kahani (n.) A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant..

Currant :: Currant (n.) A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant, chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery..

Sequin :: Sequin (n.) An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value..

Surplusage :: Surplusage (n.) Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and which may be rejected..

Relevantly :: Relevantly (adv.) In a relevant manner.

Relevant :: Relevant (a.) Sufficient to support the cause.

Apposite :: Apposite (a.) Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case..

Santonin :: Santonin (n.) A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary color blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a yellow glass..

Jereed :: "Jereed (n.) A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially in mock fights..

Dragoman :: Dragoman (n.) An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of the East.

Saic :: Saic (n.) A kind of ketch very common in the Levant, which has neither topgallant sail nor mizzen topsail..

Grego :: Grego (n.) A short jacket or cloak, made of very thick, coarse cloth, with a hood attached, worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant..

Frank :: Frank (a.) A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant.

Turban :: Turban (n.) A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by most Mohammedans of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf, or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap, and sometimes hanging down the neck..

Levantine :: Levantine (n.) A native or inhabitant of the Levant.

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