napoleon

[ nuh-poh-lee-uhn, -pohl-yuhn ]

noun
  1. a pastry consisting of thin layers of puff paste interlaid with a cream or custard filling.

  2. a former gold coin of France, equal to 20 francs and bearing a portrait either of Napoleon I or of Napoleon III.

  1. Cards.

    • a game in which the players bid for the privilege of naming the trump, stating the number of tricks they propose to win.

    • a bid in this game to take all five tricks of a hand.

Origin of napoleon

1
First recorded in 1805–15, napoleon is from the French word napoléon

Words Nearby napoleon

Other definitions for Napoleon (2 of 2)

Napoleon
[ nuh-poh-lee-uhn, -pohl-yuhn ]

noun
  1. Louis [loo-ee; French lwee]. /ˈlu i; French lwi/. Napoleon III.

  2. a male given name.

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How to use napoleon in a sentence

  • The Marshals were inclined to attribute their disgrace to the ill-will of Berthier and not to the temper of napoleon.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • On the establishment of the Empire Berthier, like many another, received the reward for his faithfulness to napoleon.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Hence napoleon was driven more and more to trust to the advice of the rash, unstable King of Naples.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • Moreover, napoleon, so great in many things, was so jealous of his own glory that he could be mean beyond words.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • He distinguished himself under napoleon, by whom he was greatly lamented.

British Dictionary definitions for napoleon

napoleon

/ (nəˈpəʊlɪən) /


noun
  1. a former French gold coin worth 20 francs bearing a portrait of either Napoleon I or Napoleon III

  2. cards the full name for nap 3 (def. 1)

  1. the US name for millefeuille

Origin of napoleon

1
C19: from French napoléon, after Napoleon I

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