imperial

/ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl/

noun

  1. 1

    A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.

  2. 2

    A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.

  3. 3

    A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.

  4. 4

    Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.

  5. 5

    A crown imperial.

  6. 6

    A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).

  7. 7

    A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.

  8. 8

    An outside seat on a diligence.

  9. 9

    A variety of green tea.

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.

  2. 2

    Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.

  3. 3

    Very grand or fine.

  4. 4

    Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.

Synonyms

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