LEVIER
Lev"i*er, n.
Defn: One who levees. Cartwright.
LEVIGABLE
Lev"i*ga*ble a. Etym: [See Levigate, v. t.]
Defn: Capable of being levigated.
LEVIGATE Lev"i*gate, a. Etym: [L. levigatus, p. p. of levigare to lighten, fr. l light.]
Defn: Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated. [Obs.] Sir. T.
Elyot.
LEVIGATE
Lev"i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Levigated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Levigating.] Etym: [L. levigatus, p. p. of levigare to make smooth,
fr. l smooth; akin to Gr.
Defn: To make smooth in various senses: (a) To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste. (b) To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids. (c) To polish. (d) To make smooth in action. " When use hath levigated the organs." Barrow. (e) Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments.
LEVIGATE
Lev"i*gate, a. Etym: [L. levigatus, p. p.]
Defn: Made smooth, as if polished.