napoleons
- plural of napoleon.
Example Sentences
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Sir Alex is an early bird, one of those napoleons for whom a six-hour stretch in bed is a lie-in.
From Slate • May 10, 2013
I was carried away by this unusual good fortune and I risked all 35 napoleons and lost them all.
From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2013
I had 6 napoleons d'or left to pay the landlady and for the journey.
From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2013
We made salmon "napoleons" -- stacking the sockeye with pesto, spinach, risotto-and-farro and a caramelized onion and red-pepper relish.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2011
I had never attempted to borrow from the porter till that moment; the registered letter was, besides, my warranty; and he gave me what he had—three napoleons and some francs in silver.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
