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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, n. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. The last That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak. 2. Belonging to or suitable to supreme authority, or one who wields it royal; sovereign; supreme. ``The imperial democracy of Athens.'' --Mitford. Who as Ulysses says, opinion crowns With an imperial voice. --Shak. To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden. He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of battle. --E. Everett. 3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as imperial paper; imperial tea, etc {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}. (Zo["o]l.) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, n. [F. imp['e]riale: cf Sp imperial.] 1. The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so called from the style of beard of Napoleon III. 2. An outside seat on a diligence. --T. Hughes. 3. A luggage case on the top of a coach. --Simmonds. 4. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of drowing, printing, or writing paper, etc 5. A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars. --McElrath. 6. A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: imperial adj 1: relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire" 2: befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial palace" 3: 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: {majestic}, {purple}, {regal}, {royal}] n 1: a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn: {Imperial beard}] 2: a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Imperial, CA (city, FIPS 36280) Location: 32.84051 N, 115.57103 W Population (1990): 4113 (1372 housing units) Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92251 Imperial, MO (CDP, FIPS 34354) Location: 38.36773 N, 90.37222 W Population (1990): 4156 (1564 housing units) Area: 14.0 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) Imperial, NE (city, FIPS 23690) Location: 40.51623 N, 101.63761 W Population (1990): 2007 (870 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69033 Imperial, PA Zip code(s): 15126 Imperial, TX Zip code(s): 79743
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