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imperial
(mass) | imperial
- cisársky, imperiálny, ríšsky |
imperial
(encz) | imperial,císařský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
imperial
(encz) | imperial,imperiální adj: Zdeněk Brož |
imperial
(encz) | imperial,říšský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Imperial
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
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Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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Imperial
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, n. [F. imp['e]riale: cf. Sp. imperial.]
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1. The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so
called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.
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2. An outside seat on a diligence. --T. Hughes.
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3. A luggage case on the top of a coach. --Simmonds.
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4. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large
decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of
drawing, printing, or writing paper, etc.
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5. A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight
dollars. --McElrath.
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6. A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or
other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.
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7. A game at cards differing from piquet in some minor
details, and in having a trump; also, any one of several
combinations of cards which score in this game.
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imperial
(wn) | imperial
adj 1: relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial
colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally
throughout the British Empire"
2: of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and
measures
3: befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial
palace"
4: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of
imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated
with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
[syn: imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal]
n 1: a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn:
imperial, imperial beard]
2: a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach |
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anti-imperialistic
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crown imperial
(encz) | crown imperial, n: |
imperial beard
(encz) | imperial beard, n: |
imperial decree
(encz) | imperial decree, n: |
imperial elephant
(encz) | imperial elephant, n: |
imperial gallon
(encz) | imperial gallon, |
imperial japanese morning glory
(encz) | imperial Japanese morning glory, n: |
imperial mammoth
(encz) | imperial mammoth, n: |
imperial moth
(encz) | imperial moth, n: |
imperial valley
(encz) | Imperial Valley, |
imperialism
(encz) | imperialism,imperialismus n: Zdeněk Brož |
imperialist
(encz) | imperialist,imperialista n: Zdeněk Brožimperialist,imperialistický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
imperialistic
(encz) | imperialistic,imperialistický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
imperialistically
(encz) | imperialistically, |
imperially
(encz) | imperially,imperiálně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
imperialismus
(czen) | imperialismus,imperialismn: Zdeněk Brož |
imperialista
(czen) | imperialista,imperialistn: Zdeněk Brož |
imperialistický
(czen) | imperialistický,imperialistadj: Zdeněk Brožimperialistický,imperialisticadj: Zdeněk Brož |
protiimperialistický
(czen) | protiimperialistický,anti-imperialistic Pavel Cvrček |
Anti-imperialism
(gcide) | Anti-imperialism \An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ism\, n.
Opposition to imperialism.
Note: This term was applied originally in the United States,
after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude
or principles of those opposing territorial expansion;
in England, of those, often called Little Englanders,
opposing the extension of the empire and the closer
relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and
imperial defense. After the second world war, the term
became used for opposition to any hegemony of one power
over a foreign territory, and to the support for the
national independence of territories, as in Africa,
which were controlled by European nations. --
An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. --
An`ti-im*pe`ri*al*is"tic, a.
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Anti-imperialist
(gcide) | Anti-imperialism \An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ism\, n.
Opposition to imperialism.
Note: This term was applied originally in the United States,
after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude
or principles of those opposing territorial expansion;
in England, of those, often called Little Englanders,
opposing the extension of the empire and the closer
relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and
imperial defense. After the second world war, the term
became used for opposition to any hegemony of one power
over a foreign territory, and to the support for the
national independence of territories, as in Africa,
which were controlled by European nations. --
An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. --
An`ti-im*pe`ri*al*is"tic, a.
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Anti-imperialistic
(gcide) | Anti-imperialism \An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ism\, n.
Opposition to imperialism.
Note: This term was applied originally in the United States,
after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude
or principles of those opposing territorial expansion;
in England, of those, often called Little Englanders,
opposing the extension of the empire and the closer
relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and
imperial defense. After the second world war, the term
became used for opposition to any hegemony of one power
over a foreign territory, and to the support for the
national independence of territories, as in Africa,
which were controlled by European nations. --
An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist, n. --
An`ti-im*pe`ri*al*is"tic, a.
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Aquila imperialis
(gcide) | Eagle \Ea"gle\, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob.
named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf.
Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family,
esp. of the genera Aquila and Hali[ae]etus. The eagle
is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure,
keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most
noted species are the golden eagle ({Aquila
chrysa["e]tus}); the imperial eagle of Europe ({Aquila
mogilnik} or Aquila imperialis); the American bald eagle
(Hali[ae]etus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle
(Hali[ae]etus albicilla); and the great harpy eagle
(Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the
king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and
also for standards and emblematic devices. See {Bald
eagle}, Harpy, and Golden eagle.
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2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten
dollars.
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3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a
star of the first magnitude. See Aquila.
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4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard
of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or
standard of any people.
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Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. --Tennyson.
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Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France
under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their
national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for
an emblem a double-headed eagle.
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Bald eagle. See Bald eagle.
Bold eagle. See under Bold.
Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty
dollars.
Eagle hawk (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested, South American
hawk of the genus Morphnus.
Eagle owl (Zo["o]l.), any large owl of the genus Bubo,
and allied genera; as the American great horned owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), and the allied European species ({B.
maximus}). See Horned owl.
Eagle ray (Zo["o]l.), any large species of ray of the genus
Myliobatis (esp. M. aquila).
Eagle vulture (Zo["o]l.), a large West African bid
(Gypohierax Angolensis), intermediate, in several
respects, between the eagles and vultures.
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Crown imperial
(gcide) | Crown \Crown\ (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF.
corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath;
akin to Gr. korw`nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L.
curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn.
Cf. Cornice, Corona, Coroner, Coronet.]
1. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling
the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of
honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account
of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a
reward. "An olive branch and laurel crown." --Shak.
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They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an
incorruptible. --1 Cor. ix.
25.
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Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a
crown of life. --Rev. ii. 10.
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2. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors,
kings, princes, etc.
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Note: Nobles wear coronets; the triple crown of the pope is
usually called a tiara. The crown of England is a
circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and
imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and
ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious
stones.
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3. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the
sovereign; -- with the definite article.
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Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the
crown. --Blackstone.
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Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and
military servants of the crown. --Macaulay.
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4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
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There is a power behind the crown greater than the
crown itself. --Junius.
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5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity,
or finish.
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The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found
in the way of righteousness. --Prov. xvi.
31.
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A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. --Prov.
xvi. 4.
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6. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
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Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss. --Milton.
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7. The topmost part of anything; the summit.
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The steepy crown of the bare mountains. --Dryden.
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8. The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.);
that part of the head from which the hair descends toward
the sides and back; also, the head or brain.
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From toe to crown he'll fill our skin with pinches.
--Shak.
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Twenty things which I set down:
This done, I twenty more-had in my crown. --Bunyan.
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9. The part of a hat above the brim.
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10. (Anat.) The part of a tooth which projects above the gum;
also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
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11. (Arch.) The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied
generally to about one third of the curve, but in a
pointed arch to the apex only.
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12. (Bot.) Same as Corona.
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13. (Naut.)
(a) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to
the shank.
(b) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a
level line.
(c) pl. The bights formed by the several turns of a
cable. --Totten.
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14. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
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15. The dome of a furnace.
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16. (Geom.) The area inclosed between two concentric
perimeters.
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17. (Eccl.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head,
as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
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18. A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
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19. A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a
denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver
coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little
more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money
of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents.
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20. An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the
paper is stamped with a crown.
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Crown of aberration (Astron.), a spurious circle around the
true circle of the sun.
Crown antler (Zool.), the topmost branch or tine of an
antler; also, an antler having a cuplike top, with tines
springing from the rim.
Crown bar, one of the bars which support the crown sheet of
steam-boiler furnace.
Crown glass. See under Glass.
Crown imperial. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.
Crown jewels, the jewels appertaining to the sovereign
while wearing the crown. [Eng.] "She pawned and set to
sale the crown jewels." --Milton.
Crown land, land belonging to the crown, that is, to the
sovereign.
Crown law, the law which governs criminal prosecutions.
[Eng.]
Crown lawyer, one employed by the crown, as in criminal
cases. [Eng.]
Crown octavo. See under Paper.
Crown office. See in the Vocabulary.
Crown paper. See under Paper.
Crown piece. See in the Vocabulary.
Crown Prince, the heir apparent to a crown or throne.
Crown saw. See in the Vocabulary.
Crown scab (Far.), a cancerous sore formed round the
corners of a horse's hoof.
Crown sheet, the flat plate which forms the top of the
furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler.
Crown shell. (Zool.) See Acorn-shell.
Crown side. See Crown office.
Crown tax (Eccl. Hist.), a golden crown, or its value,
which was required annually from the Jews by the king of
Syria, in the time of the Maccabees. --1 Macc. x. 20.
Crown wheel. See in the Vocabulary.
Crown work. See in the Vocabulary.
Pleas of the crown (Engl. law), criminal actions.
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Crown-imperial
(gcide) | Crown-imperial \Crown"-im*pe"ri*al\ (-?m-p?"r?-al), n. (Bot.)
A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the
Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of
pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green
leaves.
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Eacles imperialis
(gcide) | Eacles \Eacles\ n.
a genus of moths including the imperial moth ({Eacles
imperialis}).
Syn: genus Eacles.
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Entimus imperialis
(gcide) | Diamond \Di"a*mond\ (?; 277), n. [OE. diamaund, diamaunt, F.
diamant, corrupted, fr. L. adamas, the hardest iron, steel,
diamond, Gr. ?. Perh. the corruption is due to the influence
of Gr. ? transparent. See Adamant, Tame.]
1. A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and
beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for
extreme hardness.
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Note: The diamond is native carbon in isometric crystals,
often octahedrons with rounded edges. It is usually
colorless, but some are yellow, green, blue, and even
black. It is the hardest substance known. The diamond
as found in nature (called a rough diamond) is cut, for
use in jewelry, into various forms with many reflecting
faces, or facets, by which its brilliancy is much
increased. See Brilliant, Rose. Diamonds are said
to be of the first water when very transparent, and of
the second or third water as the transparency
decreases.
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2. A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight
lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two
obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge.
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3. One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of
a diamond.
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4. (Arch.) A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid,
used for ornament in lines or groups.
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5. (Baseball) The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a
side, having the bases at its angles.
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6. (Print.) The smallest kind of type in English printing,
except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen.
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Black diamond, coal; (Min.) See Carbonado.
Bristol diamond. See Bristol stone, under Bristol.
Diamond beetle (Zool.), a large South American weevil
(Entimus imperialis), remarkable for its splendid luster
and colors, due to minute brilliant scales.
Diamond bird (Zool.), a small Australian bird ({Pardalotus
punctatus}, family Ampelid[ae].). It is black, with
white spots.
Diamond drill (Engin.), a rod or tube the end of which is
set with black diamonds; -- used for perforating hard
substances, esp. for boring in rock.
Diamond finch (Zool.), a small Australian sparrow, often
kept in a cage. Its sides are black, with conspicuous
white spots, and the rump is bright carmine.
Diamond groove (Iron Working), a groove of V-section in a
roll.
Diamond mortar (Chem.), a small steel mortar used for
pulverizing hard substances.
Diamond-point tool, a cutting tool whose point is
diamond-shaped.
Diamond snake (Zool.), a harmless snake of Australia
(Morelia spilotes); the carpet snake.
Glazier's diamond, a small diamond set in a glazier's tool,
for cutting glass.
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Fritillaria imperialis
(gcide) | Fritillaria \Frit"il*la`ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. fritillus
dicebox: cf. F. fritillaire. So named from the checkered
markings of the petals.] (Bot.)
A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial
(Fritillaria imperialis) is one species, and the Guinea-hen
flower (F. Meleagris) another. See Crown-imperial.
[1913 Webster]Crown-imperial \Crown"-im*pe"ri*al\ (-?m-p?"r?-al), n. (Bot.)
A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the
Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of
pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green
leaves.
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Imperial
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
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Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
[1913 Webster]Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, n. [F. imp['e]riale: cf. Sp. imperial.]
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1. The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so
called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.
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2. An outside seat on a diligence. --T. Hughes.
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3. A luggage case on the top of a coach. --Simmonds.
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4. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large
decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of
drawing, printing, or writing paper, etc.
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5. A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight
dollars. --McElrath.
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6. A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or
other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.
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7. A game at cards differing from piquet in some minor
details, and in having a trump; also, any one of several
combinations of cards which score in this game.
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Imperial bushel
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
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Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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Imperial chamber
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
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Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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Imperial city
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
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Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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Imperial diet
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
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Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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Imperial drill
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
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Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
[1913 Webster]Drill \Drill\, n. [Usually in pl.] (Manuf.)
Same as Drilling.
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Imperial drill, a linen fabric having two threads in the
warp and three in the filling.
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Imperial eagle
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
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Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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imperial green
(gcide) | Green \Green\ (gr[=e]n), n.
1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar
spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue.
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2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with
verdant herbage; as, the village green.
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O'er the smooth enameled green. --Milton.
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3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants;
wreaths; -- usually in the plural.
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In that soft season when descending showers
Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers.
--Pope.
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4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets,
etc., which in their green state are boiled for food.
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5. Any substance or pigment of a green color.
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Alkali green (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid
derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald
green; -- called also Helvetia green.
Berlin green. (Chem.) See under Berlin.
Brilliant green (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling
emerald green in composition.
Brunswick green, an oxychloride of copper.
Chrome green. See under Chrome.
Emerald green. (Chem.)
(a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a
metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for
dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a
brilliant green; -- called also aldehyde green,
acid green, malachite green, Victoria green,
solid green, etc. It is usually found as a double
chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate.
(b) See Paris green (below).
Gaignet's green (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the
French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially
of a basic hydrate of chromium.
Methyl green (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff,
obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow
luster; -- called also light-green.
Mineral green. See under Mineral.
Mountain green. See Green earth, under Green, a.
Paris green (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting
of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and
arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a
pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but
particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato
bug; -- called also Schweinfurth green, {imperial
green}, Vienna green, emerald qreen, and {mitis
green}.
Scheele's green (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting
essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called
also Swedish green. It may enter into various pigments
called parrot green, pickel green, Brunswick green,
nereid green, or emerald green.
[1913 Webster]Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
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Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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Imperial green
(gcide) | Green \Green\ (gr[=e]n), n.
1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar
spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue.
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2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with
verdant herbage; as, the village green.
[1913 Webster]
O'er the smooth enameled green. --Milton.
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3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants;
wreaths; -- usually in the plural.
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In that soft season when descending showers
Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers.
--Pope.
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4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets,
etc., which in their green state are boiled for food.
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5. Any substance or pigment of a green color.
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Alkali green (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid
derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald
green; -- called also Helvetia green.
Berlin green. (Chem.) See under Berlin.
Brilliant green (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling
emerald green in composition.
Brunswick green, an oxychloride of copper.
Chrome green. See under Chrome.
Emerald green. (Chem.)
(a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a
metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for
dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a
brilliant green; -- called also aldehyde green,
acid green, malachite green, Victoria green,
solid green, etc. It is usually found as a double
chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate.
(b) See Paris green (below).
Gaignet's green (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the
French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially
of a basic hydrate of chromium.
Methyl green (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff,
obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow
luster; -- called also light-green.
Mineral green. See under Mineral.
Mountain green. See Green earth, under Green, a.
Paris green (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting
of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and
arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a
pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but
particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato
bug; -- called also Schweinfurth green, {imperial
green}, Vienna green, emerald qreen, and {mitis
green}.
Scheele's green (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting
essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called
also Swedish green. It may enter into various pigments
called parrot green, pickel green, Brunswick green,
nereid green, or emerald green.
[1913 Webster]Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
[1913 Webster]
The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
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3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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Imperial guard
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
[1913 Webster]
The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
[1913 Webster]
Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
[1913 Webster]
3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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imperial moth
(gcide) | Eacles \Eacles\ n.
a genus of moths including the imperial moth ({Eacles
imperialis}).
Syn: genus Eacles.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Imperial pigeon
(gcide) | Pigeon \Pi"geon\, n. [F., fr. L. pipio a young pipping or
chirping bird, fr. pipire to peep, chirp. Cf. Peep to
chirp.]
1. (Zool.) Any bird of the order Columb[ae], of which
numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world.
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Note: The common domestic pigeon, or dove, was derived from
the Old World rock pigeon or rock dove ({Columba
livia}), common in cities. It has given rise to
numerous very remarkable varieties, such as the
carrier, fantail, nun, pouter, tumbler, etc. The common
wild pigeon of the Eastern United States is the
Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura, called also
Carolina dove). Before the 19th century, the most
common pigeon was the passenger pigeon, but that
species is now extinct. See Passenger pigeon, and
Carolina dove under Dove. See, also, {Fruit
pigeon}, Ground pigeon, Queen pigeon, {Stock
pigeon}, under Fruit, Ground, etc.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull. [Slang]
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Blue pigeon (Zool.), an Australian passerine bird
(Graucalus melanops); -- called also black-faced crow.
Green pigeon (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Old
World pigeons belonging to the family Treronid[ae].
Imperial pigeon (Zool.), any one of the large Asiatic fruit
pigeons of the genus Carpophada.
Pigeon berry (Bot.), the purplish black fruit of the
pokeweed; also, the plant itself. See Pokeweed.
Pigeon English [perhaps a corruption of business English],
an extraordinary and grotesque dialect, employed in the
commercial cities of China, as the medium of communication
between foreign merchants and the Chinese. Its base is
English, with a mixture of Portuguese and Hindustani.
--Johnson's Cyc.
Pigeon grass (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria
glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly
eaten by pigeons and other birds.
Pigeon hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A small American falcon (Falco columbarius). The
adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with
black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked
with brown. The tail is banded.
(b) The American sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter velox or
Accipiter fuscus).
Pigeon hole.
(a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house.
(b) See Pigeonhole.
(c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled
through little arches. --Halliwell.
Pigeon house, a dovecote.
Pigeon pea (Bot.), the seed of Cajanus Indicus; a kind of
pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the
plant itself.
Pigeon plum (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African
species of Chrysobalanus (Chrysobalanus ellipticus and
Chrysobalanus luteus).
Pigeon tremex. (Zool.) See under Tremex.
Pigeon wood (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood
of several very different kinds of trees, species of
Dipholis, Diospyros, and Coccoloba.
Pigeon woodpecker (Zool.), the flicker.
Prairie pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) The upland plover.
(b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.]
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Imperial weights and measures
(gcide) | Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]
1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
[1913 Webster]
The last
That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
[1913 Webster]
Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an imperial voice. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
of battle. --E. Everett.
[1913 Webster]
3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Imperial bushel, gallon, etc. See Bushel, Gallon,
etc.
Imperial chamber, the, the sovereign court of the old
German empire.
Imperial city, under the first German empire, a city having
no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet, an assembly of all the states of the German
empire.
Imperial drill. (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill.
Imperial eagle. (Zool.) See Eagle.
Imperial green. See Paris green, under Green.
Imperial guard, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
Imperial weights and measures, the standards legalized by
the British Parliament.
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imperial yeomanry
(gcide) | Yeomanry \Yeo"man*ry\, n.
1. The position or rank of a yeoman. [Obs.] "His estate of
yeomanry." --Chaucer.
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2. The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders.
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The enfranchised yeomanry began to feel an instinct
for dominion. --Bancroft.
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3. A British volunteer cavalry force, growing out of a royal
regiment of fox hunters raised by Yorkshire gentlemen in
1745 to fight the Pretender, Charles Edward; -- calle
dalso yeomanry cavalry. The members furnish their own
horses, have fourteen days' annual camp training, and
receive pay and allowance when on duty. In 1901 the name
was altered to imperial yeomanry in recognition of the
services of the force in the Boer war. See {Army
organization}, above.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yeomanry cavalry, certain bodies of volunteer cavalry
liable to service in Great Britain only. [Eng.]
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Imperialism
(gcide) | Imperialism \Im*pe"ri*al*ism\, n.
1. The power or character of an emperor; imperial authority;
the spirit of empire.
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Roman imperialism had divided the world. --C. H.
Pearson.
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2. The policy, practice, or advocacy of seeking, or
acquiescing in, the extension of the control, dominion, or
empire of a nation, as by the acquirement of new, esp.
distant, territory or dependencies, or by the closer union
of parts more or less independent of each other for
operations of war, copyright, internal commerce, etc. The
practise of building or extending an empire.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
The tide of English opinion began to turn about
1870, and since then it has run with increasing
force in the direction of what is called
imperialism. --James Bryce.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Imperialist
(gcide) | Imperialist \Im*pe"ri*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. imp['e]rialiste.]
One who serves an emperor; one who favors imperialism.
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imperialistic
(gcide) | imperialistic \im*pe`ri*al*is"tic\, n.
Of, pertaining to, or advocating imperialism.
[PJC] |
Imperialities
(gcide) | Imperiality \Im*pe`ri*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Imperialities.
[1913 Webster]
1. Imperial power.
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2. An imperial right or privilegs. See Royalty.
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The late empress having, by ukases of grace,
relinquished her imperialities on the private mines,
viz., the tenths of the copper, iron, silver and
gold. --W. Tooke.
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Imperiality
(gcide) | Imperiality \Im*pe`ri*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Imperialities.
[1913 Webster]
1. Imperial power.
[1913 Webster]
2. An imperial right or privilegs. See Royalty.
[1913 Webster]
The late empress having, by ukases of grace,
relinquished her imperialities on the private mines,
viz., the tenths of the copper, iron, silver and
gold. --W. Tooke.
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Imperialize
(gcide) | Imperialize \Im*pe"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Imperialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Imperializing.]
To invest with imperial authority, character, or style; to
bring to the form of an empire. --Fuller.
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Imperialized
(gcide) | Imperialize \Im*pe"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Imperialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Imperializing.]
To invest with imperial authority, character, or style; to
bring to the form of an empire. --Fuller.
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Imperializing
(gcide) | Imperialize \Im*pe"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Imperialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Imperializing.]
To invest with imperial authority, character, or style; to
bring to the form of an empire. --Fuller.
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Imperially
(gcide) | Imperially \Im*pe"ri*al*ly\, n.
Imperial power. [R.] --Sheldon.
[1913 Webster]Imperially \Im*pe"ri*al*ly\, adv.
In an imperial manner.
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Paulownia imperialis
(gcide) | Paulownia \Pau*low"ni*a\, prop. n. [NL. So named from the
Russian princess Anna Pavlovna.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees of the order Scrophulariace[ae],
consisting of one species, Paulownia imperialis.
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Note: The tree is native to Japan, and has immense
heart-shaped leaves, and large purplish flowers in
panicles. The capsules contain many little winged
seeds, which are beautiful microscopic objects. The
tree is hardy in America as far north as Connecticut.
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anti-imperialist international brigade
(wn) | Anti-Imperialist International Brigade
n 1: a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the
Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world
revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian
terrorists; "in 1972 the Japanese Red Army was responsible
for a massacre at an airport in Israel" [syn: {Japanese Red
Army}, JRA, Anti-Imperialist International Brigade] |
british imperial system
(wn) | British Imperial System
n 1: a system of weights and measures based on the foot and
pound and second and pint [syn: British Imperial System,
English system, British system] |
centaurea imperialis
(wn) | Centaurea imperialis
n 1: perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its
fragrant rose-pink flowers [syn: sweet sultan, {Centaurea
imperialis}] |
crown imperial
(wn) | crown imperial
n 1: Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-
shaped flowers at the top of the stem [syn: {crown
imperial}, Fritillaria imperialis] |
eacles imperialis
(wn) | Eacles imperialis
n 1: large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or
brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
[syn: imperial moth, Eacles imperialis] |
fritillaria imperialis
(wn) | Fritillaria imperialis
n 1: Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-
shaped flowers at the top of the stem [syn: {crown
imperial}, Fritillaria imperialis] |
imperial beard
(wn) | imperial beard
n 1: a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn:
imperial, imperial beard] |
imperial capacity unit
(wn) | Imperial capacity unit
n 1: a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the
British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
[syn: British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit] |
imperial decree
(wn) | imperial decree
n 1: a decree issued by a sovereign ruler |
imperial elephant
(wn) | imperial elephant
n 1: largest known mammoth; of America [syn: imperial mammoth,
imperial elephant, Archidiskidon imperator] |
imperial gallon
(wn) | Imperial gallon
n 1: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal
to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters [syn: gallon, {Imperial
gallon}, congius] |
imperial japanese morning glory
(wn) | imperial Japanese morning glory
n 1: hybrid from Ipomoea nil [syn: {imperial Japanese morning
glory}, Ipomoea imperialis] |
imperial mammoth
(wn) | imperial mammoth
n 1: largest known mammoth; of America [syn: imperial mammoth,
imperial elephant, Archidiskidon imperator] |
imperial moth
(wn) | imperial moth
n 1: large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or
brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
[syn: imperial moth, Eacles imperialis] |
imperialism
(wn) | imperialism
n 1: a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
2: a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
3: any instance of aggressive extension of authority |
imperialist
(wn) | imperialist
adj 1: of or relating to imperialism; "imperialistic wars" [syn:
imperialistic, imperialist]
n 1: a believer in imperialism |
imperialistic
(wn) | imperialistic
adj 1: of or relating to imperialism; "imperialistic wars" [syn:
imperialistic, imperialist] |
imperially
(wn) | imperially
adv 1: in an imperial manner; "imperially decreed" |
ipomoea imperialis
(wn) | Ipomoea imperialis
n 1: hybrid from Ipomoea nil [syn: {imperial Japanese morning
glory}, Ipomoea imperialis] |
luvarus imperialis
(wn) | Luvarus imperialis
n 1: large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere
common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton [syn:
louvar, Luvarus imperialis] |
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