Imperial
Definition of Imperial
Im`pe´ri`al | a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority or edict. | | 2. | Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. | | 3. | Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial paper; imperial tea, etc.| Imperial drill | | (Manuf.) See under 8th Drill. |
| Imperial eagle | | (Zool.) See Eagle. |
| | n. | 1. | | | 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. | | 3. | A luggage case on the top of a coach. | | 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. | | 5. | A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars. | | 6. | A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages. | | 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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