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Thread #126150 Message #2805606
Posted By: manitas_at_work
07-Jan-10 - 06:31 AM
Thread Name: Origins: New Yrs Carol: Levy Dew/Residue
Subject: RE: Origins: New Yrs Carol: Levy Dew/Residue
Surely levy is from the French levee ie the levy dew is the dew you wash your face with uposn rising.
See : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/levee