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zdrakec
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 3:00 am
Post subject: Define this word, please |
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Hello all:
I'm re-reading Lew Wallace book "Ben-Hur", and in it, when describing
a dwelling-place, he makes use of a word unknown to me...
"lewens"
Of course, he wrote this in 1880, so perhaps the word was familiar to
his contemporaries...
Anyone able to give me the definition of this word?
Thanks,
zdrakec
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Morgan Earp
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| Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 3:01 am
Post subject: Re: Define this word, please |
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"zdrakec" <zdrakec@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hello all:
I'm re-reading Lew Wallace book "Ben-Hur", and in it, when describing
a dwelling-place, he makes use of a word unknown to me...
"lewens"
Of course, he wrote this in 1880, so perhaps the word was familiar to
his contemporaries...
Anyone able to give me the definition of this word?
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It was left-over from another era. Old. Not totally fit............. |
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Isabelle Cecchini
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:00 pm
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zdrakec a écrit :
| Quote: | Hello all:
I'm re-reading Lew Wallace book "Ben-Hur", and in it, when describing
a dwelling-place, he makes use of a word unknown to me...
"lewens"
Of course, he wrote this in 1880, so perhaps the word was familiar to
his contemporaries...
Anyone able to give me the definition of this word?
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I'm not sure about this, but I think Wallace's "lewen" might be another
spelling for "liwan", also spelt "iwan": a vaulted hall. The word is
usually found in connection with Islamic architecture.
http://www.touregypt.net/Liwan.htm
http://www.islamic-art.org/Glossary/NewGlossary.asp?DisplayedChar=9
Isabelle Cecchini
'What sort of woman is she? Has she her wits about her?'
'She's French, sir,'replied Martin succinctly.
/Trent's Last Case/, E. C. Bentley
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