Leven

[ lee-vuhn ]

/ ˈli vən /

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noun

Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.

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Words nearby Leven

level-off, level of significance, level pegging, level playing field, level with someone, Leven, lever, lever action, leverage, leveraged buyout, lever escapement

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How to use Leven in a sentence

The bread is made of wheat meal, but in some cottages consisted of thin cakes without leven, and made of buck-wheat.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
I'll keep him agin fifty-'leven o' that old snortin' rebel and Copperhead Blowhard Billings.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
The flies commonly used are larger than what are employed in Loch Leven.
Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang
The introduction, too, of Loch Leven trout is often disappointing.
Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang

Even at Loch Leven we may be contemplative, may be quiet, and go a-fishing.
Angling Sketches|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Leven

Leven

/ (ˈliːvən) /

noun Loch Leven

a lake in E central Scotland: one of the shallowest of Scottish lochs, with seven islands, on one of which Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned (1567–8). Length: 6 km (3.7 miles). Width: 4 km (2.5 miles)

a sea loch in W Scotland, extending for about 14 km (9 miles) east from Loch Linnhe

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