mikado
Americannoun
plural
mikados-
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of the emperor of Japan.
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(initial capital letter, italics) an operetta (1885) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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(initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
noun
Etymology
Origin of mikado
1720–30; < Japanese, equivalent to mi- exalted + kado gate, door (of the imperial palace)
Example Sentences
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“I’ve been coming here since I was a kid,” said Laura Hureski, stretching out on a bench on the museum lawn in her flowing ivory mikado wedding gown one afternoon in August.
From New York Times
“The shells intended to make the world safe for democracy when fired through the cannon of the czar and the mikado,” A.J.
From New York Times
Other than preserving the word “mikado,” which it uses as a synonym for “ruler,” this production avoids any reference to Japan.
From Washington Post
Here, a cubist silk and cotton mikado blazer and tuxedo short would be fun even without the red waistband and bright blue collar.
From New York Times
Kami, k�′mi, n. a Japanese term for a lord, for any of the national gods, demi-gods, or deified heroes, or any of their supposed descendants, as the mikados and the imperial family.
From Project Gutenberg
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