napoleon
IPA: nʌpˈoʊɫiʌn
Root Word: Napoleon
noun
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.
- A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.
- A village in Silesia, Poland.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A ghost town in Arkansas.
- A town in Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- A township and census-designated place therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
- A city in Missouri.
- A city, the county seat of Logan County, North Dakota.
- A city, the county seat of Henry County, Ohio.
- A township in Henry County, Ohio.
- (historical numismatics, slang) The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.
- (historical numismatics, slang) Other subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.
- (usually admiringly derogatory) A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well as surpassing ability.
- (card games, uncountable) A 19th-century five-card trick-taking game simplified from euchre.
- Alternative form of napoleon [(historical numismatics, slang) The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.]
- (fashion, obsolete) Clipping of Napoleon boot: a form of topboot worn by officers during the Napoleonic Wars.
- (historical weaponry) Clipping of Napoleon gun: a 12-pounder cannon first used by the Second French Empire.
- (card games, uncountable) Clipping of double napoleon: a form of patience. [(countable, historical numismatics, slang) A former 40-franc gold coin issued by France.]
- (rare UK horse racing slang, obsolete) Alternative form of nap: a horse to go nap on, a sure thing, a certain winner; a prediction of such a horse; a bet on such a horse. [A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.]
- Clipping of Napoleon bigarreau: a variety of the white-fleshed bigarreau cherry; a variety of cherry tree bearing such fruit.
- (food, originally US slang) Clipping of Napoleon cake: another name for a millefeuille pastry.
- (rare) Clipping of Napoleon brandy: any excellent brandy; a serving of such a brandy.
- Short for Napoleon slice. [A vanilla slice.]
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Examples of "napoleon" in Sentences
- The meringue napoleon, with grapefruit, buttermilk custard and Campari syrup $9, provides an airy , sweet-tart finish.
- Then I woke up at 2: 30 AM ferociously queasy, probably a delayed reaction to the richness of aforementioned caramel napoleon.
- There was something queer in the business evidently, but a napoleon was a napoleon, and his fees were neither large nor numerous.
- MY, all the napoleon and waterloo stuff – and the flooding of waterloo videos on rightwing facebook sites – and you go with Spoon?
- Star dishes include appetizers such as crab papaya potato napoleon with pickled habanero cilantro cream and cornmeal crusted oysters with horseradish cream and microgreens.
- Second: renting out MoMA for a fancy schmancy dinner afterward with Satur Farms crimson and yellow beet salad, Niman Ranch Filet Mignon and a lemon crème brulee napoleon—plus a bottle of Champagne on the way out?
- Before digging into a lobster napoleon, Ms. Chao mingled among some of her masterpieces: a choker with the weight of 36.64 marquise cut diamonds, a crimson rose butterfly made of 9.45 carats of cabochon cut ruby.
- I never dreamed my feet could look so beautiful and almost danced back out onto the street where the scent of cigarette smoke, Chanel No. 5, garlic, and apple napoleon mingled in the air with the angst-ridden soundtrack provided by a lonely violinist and decrepit accordion player.
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