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palace
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Palace
(gcide) | Palace \Pal"ace\ (p[a^]l"[asl]s; 48), n. [OE. palais, F. palais,
fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of
Rome, on which Augustus had his residence. Cf. Paladin.]
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1. The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of
high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as
halls for ceremony and reception. --Chaucer.
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2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished
personage.
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3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
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Palace car. See under Car.
Palace court, a court having jurisdiction of personal
actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at
Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.]
--Mozley & W.
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palace
(wn) | palace
n 1: a large and stately mansion [syn: palace, castle]
2: the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order
binding on all subjects"
3: a large ornate exhibition hall
4: official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign) |
palace
(foldoc) | Palace
A proprietary multi-user {virtual
reality}-like talk system.
The Palace is distinguished from most other VR-like systems in
that it is only two-dimensional rather than three; rooms,
avatars, and "props" are made up of relatively small 2D
bitmap images.
Palace is a crude hack, or lightweight, depending on
your point of view.
(http://thepalace.com/).
(1997-09-14)
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palace
(devil) | PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great
official. The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian Church
is called a palace; that of the Founder of his religion was known as a
field, or wayside. There is progress.
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dance palace
(encz) | dance palace, n: |
palace car
(encz) | palace car, n: |
palaces
(encz) | palaces,paláce n: pl. Martin Král |
picture palace
(encz) | picture palace, n: |
Palace
(gcide) | Palace \Pal"ace\ (p[a^]l"[asl]s; 48), n. [OE. palais, F. palais,
fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of
Rome, on which Augustus had his residence. Cf. Paladin.]
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1. The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of
high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as
halls for ceremony and reception. --Chaucer.
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2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished
personage.
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3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
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Palace car. See under Car.
Palace court, a court having jurisdiction of personal
actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at
Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.]
--Mozley & W.
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Palace car
(gcide) | Palace \Pal"ace\ (p[a^]l"[asl]s; 48), n. [OE. palais, F. palais,
fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of
Rome, on which Augustus had his residence. Cf. Paladin.]
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1. The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of
high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as
halls for ceremony and reception. --Chaucer.
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2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished
personage.
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3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
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Palace car. See under Car.
Palace court, a court having jurisdiction of personal
actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at
Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.]
--Mozley & W.
[1913 Webster]Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a
Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf.
Chariot.]
1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but
two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.
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2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]
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Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway
carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a
goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car
introduced into England from America are called cars;
as, tram car. Pullman car. See Train.
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3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor,
dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].
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The gilded car of day. --Milton.
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The towering car, the sable steeds. --Tennyson.
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4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great
Bear, or the Dipper.
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The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car. --Dryden.
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5. The cage of a lift or elevator.
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6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to
contain passengers, ballast, etc.
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7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]
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Car coupling, or Car coupler, a shackle or other device
for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]
Dummy car (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power
or locomotive.
Freight car (Railrood), a car for the transportation of
merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]
Hand car (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by
railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]
Horse car, or Street car, an omnibus car, draw by horses
or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]
Palace car, Drawing-room car, Sleeping car, {Parlor
car}, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished
for the comfort of travelers.
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Palace court
(gcide) | Palace \Pal"ace\ (p[a^]l"[asl]s; 48), n. [OE. palais, F. palais,
fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of
Rome, on which Augustus had his residence. Cf. Paladin.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of
high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as
halls for ceremony and reception. --Chaucer.
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2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished
personage.
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3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.
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Palace car. See under Car.
Palace court, a court having jurisdiction of personal
actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at
Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.]
--Mozley & W.
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buckingham palace
(wn) | Buckingham Palace
n 1: the London residence of the British sovereign |
dance palace
(wn) | dance palace
n 1: large room used mainly for dancing [syn: ballroom, {dance
hall}, dance palace] |
lateran palace
(wn) | Lateran Palace
n 1: a palace that served as the residence of the popes until
the 14th century |
palace car
(wn) | palace car
n 1: a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for
individual chairs [syn: parlor car, parlour car,
drawing-room car, palace car, chair car] |
palace of versailles
(wn) | Palace of Versailles
n 1: a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest
of Paris near the city of Versailles [syn: Versailles,
Palace of Versailles] |
picture palace
(wn) | picture palace
n 1: a theater where films are shown [syn: cinema, {movie
theater}, movie theatre, movie house, picture palace] |
tuileries palace
(wn) | Tuileries Palace
n 1: palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis
in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are
the formal gardens [syn: Tuileries, Tuileries Palace] |
vatican palace
(wn) | Vatican Palace
n 1: the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
[syn: Vatican, Vatican Palace] |
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