Associations to the word «Imperial»

Wiktionary

IMPERIAL, adjective. Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
IMPERIAL, adjective. Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
IMPERIAL, adjective. Very grand or fine.
IMPERIAL, adjective. Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
IMPERIAL, noun. A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
IMPERIAL, noun. (paper) (printing) A printing-paper size measuring 30 by 22 inches.
IMPERIAL, noun. (card games) (uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
IMPERIAL, noun. (card games) (countable) Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
IMPERIAL, proper noun. A city in California
IMPERIAL, proper noun. A city in Nebraska
IMPERIAL, proper noun. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada
IMPERIAL, proper noun. An unincorporated community in Virginia
IMPERIAL, proper noun. An unincorporated community in West Virginia
IMPERIAL DECREE, noun. A decree issued by a sovereign.
IMPERIAL DRILL, noun. A linen fabric having two threads in the warp and three in the filling.
IMPERIAL FLANDERS, proper noun. The (smaller) part of the countship of Flanders, east of the Scheldt (Escaut), for which the count didn't pay homage as vassal of the French king but to the Holy Roman Emperor
IMPERIAL GALLON, noun. A unit of measure for liquids used in the British Isles and in some Commonwealth countries, equivalent to 8 imperial pints, 4.55 litres, or 1.20 U. S. gallons.
IMPERIAL PINT, noun. A unit of liquid volume in the imperial system equal to 0.568 litres and divided into 20 fluid ounces.
IMPERIAL PINTS, noun. Plural of imperial pint
IMPERIAL STORMTROOPER, noun. A member of a fictional race of genetically engineered soldiers in the Star Wars universe.
IMPERIAL STORMTROOPER, noun. Alternative letter-case form of Imperial Stormtrooper
IMPERIAL STORMTROOPERS, noun. Plural of Imperial stormtrooper
IMPERIAL STORMTROOPERS, noun. Plural of Imperial Stormtrooper
IMPERIAL SYSTEM, noun. A system of measurement in use in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, now mostly superseded by the metric system; similar to the system currently used in the United States; consisting of units such as the inch, the mile and the pound (a unit of weight)
IMPERIAL WIZARD, noun. The highest-ranking leader of the Ku Klux Klan.

Dictionary definition

IMPERIAL, noun. A small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III.
IMPERIAL, noun. A piece of luggage carried on top of a coach.
IMPERIAL, adjective. Relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire".
IMPERIAL, adjective. Of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures.
IMPERIAL, adjective. Befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial palace".
IMPERIAL, adjective. 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".

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