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Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict. |
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Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. |
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Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc. |
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The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so
called from the style of beard of Napoleon III. |
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An outside seat on a diligence. |
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A luggage case on the top of a coach. |
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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. |
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A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight
dollars. |
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A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or
other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages. |