Orleans

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Orleans
    n 1: a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of
         the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
    2: a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan
       of Arc in 1429 [syn: {Orleans}, {siege of Orleans}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Orleans \Or"le*ans\, n. [So called from the city of Orl['e]ans,
   in France.]
   1. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing
      apparel.
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   2. A variety of the plum. See under {Plum}. [Eng.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?.
   Cf. {Prune} a dried plum.]
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   1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus
      domestica}, and of several other species of {Prunus};
      also, the tree itself, usually called {plum tree}.
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            The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties
            of plum, of our gardens, although growing into
            thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the
            blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. --G.
                                                  Bentham.
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   Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from
         the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the
         {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or
         {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are
         some of the best known.
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   Note: Among the true plums are;

   {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or
      purple globular drupes,

   {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.

   {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its
      round red drupes.

   {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,
      much grown in England for sale in the markets.

   {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or
      yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several
      other varieties.
      [1913 Webster] Among plants called plum, but of other
      genera than {Prunus}, are;

   {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {Cargillia
      australis}, of the same family with the persimmon.

   {Blood plum}, the West African {H[ae]matostaphes Barteri}.

   {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.
      

   {Date plum}. See under {Date}.

   {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium
      macrophyllum}.

   {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.

   {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.

   {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.
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   2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
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   3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
      language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the
      person possessing it.
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   4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or
      choice thing of its kind, as among appointments,
      positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded
      his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for
      handsome pay
      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

   5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep
      purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint.
      [PJC]

   {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zool.), the European bullfinch.
      

   {Plum gouger} (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus
      scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes
      in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva
      bores into the stone and eats the kernel.

   {Plum weevil} (Zool.), an American weevil which is very
      destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other
      stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped
      incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the
      pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum
      curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Orleans, CA
  Zip code(s): 95556
Orleans, IA (city, FIPS 59655)
  Location: 43.44524 N, 95.09866 W
  Population (1990): 560 (469 housing units)
  Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Orleans, IL
  Zip code(s): 62601
Orleans, IN (town, FIPS 57024)
  Location: 38.66202 N, 86.45289 W
  Population (1990): 2083 (920 housing units)
  Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 47452
Orleans, MA (CDP, FIPS 51405)
  Location: 41.79098 N, 70.00028 W
  Population (1990): 1699 (1182 housing units)
  Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 02653
Orleans, MI
  Zip code(s): 48865
Orleans, MN
  Zip code(s): 56735
Orleans, NE (village, FIPS 37420)
  Location: 40.13161 N, 99.45413 W
  Population (1990): 490 (272 housing units)
  Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 68966
Orleans, VT (village, FIPS 53575)
  Location: 44.81064 N, 72.20182 W
  Population (1990): 806 (390 housing units)
  Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 05860
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orleans, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    425
   Housing Units (2000): 240
   Land area (2000):     0.605516 sq. miles (1.568278 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.605516 sq. miles (1.568278 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            37420
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.131620 N, 99.455519 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     68966
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Orleans, NE
    Orleans
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orleans, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
   Population (2000):    2273
   Housing Units (2000): 992
   Land area (2000):     1.568376 sq. miles (4.062075 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.568376 sq. miles (4.062075 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            57024
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             38.660993 N, 86.453368 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     47452
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Orleans, IN
    Orleans
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orleans, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    583
   Housing Units (2000): 509
   Land area (2000):     1.001331 sq. miles (2.593434 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.003670 sq. miles (0.009504 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.005001 sq. miles (2.602938 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            59655
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             43.444583 N, 95.107798 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Orleans, IA
    Orleans
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orleans, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
   Population (2000):    1716
   Housing Units (2000): 1279
   Land area (2000):     2.294931 sq. miles (5.943844 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.105068 sq. miles (0.272124 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.399999 sq. miles (6.215968 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            51405
   Located within:       Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
   Location:             41.789146 N, 69.997344 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     02653
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Orleans, MA
    Orleans
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Orleans, VT -- U.S. village in Vermont
   Population (2000):    826
   Housing Units (2000): 400
   Land area (2000):     0.685957 sq. miles (1.776620 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.685957 sq. miles (1.776620 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            53575
   Located within:       Vermont (VT), FIPS 50
   Location:             44.808594 N, 72.204166 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     05860
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Orleans, VT
    Orleans
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Orleans -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    484674
   Housing Units (2000): 215091
   Land area (2000):     180.556266 sq. miles (467.638563 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    169.658425 sq. miles (439.413285 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    350.214691 sq. miles (907.051848 sq. km)
   Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
   Location:             29.972754 N, 90.059011 W
   Headwords:
    Orleans
    Orleans, LA
    Orleans Parish
    Orleans Parish, LA
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Orleans -- U.S. County in New York
   Population (2000):    44171
   Housing Units (2000): 17347
   Land area (2000):     391.395514 sq. miles (1013.709684 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    426.073886 sq. miles (1103.526251 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    817.469400 sq. miles (2117.235935 sq. km)
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             43.257496 N, 78.238574 W
   Headwords:
    Orleans
    Orleans, NY
    Orleans County
    Orleans County, NY
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Orleans -- U.S. County in Vermont
   Population (2000):    26277
   Housing Units (2000): 14673
   Land area (2000):     697.700121 sq. miles (1807.034942 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    23.442467 sq. miles (60.715709 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    721.142588 sq. miles (1867.750651 sq. km)
   Located within:       Vermont (VT), FIPS 50
   Location:             44.844402 N, 72.218239 W
   Headwords:
    Orleans
    Orleans, VT
    Orleans County
    Orleans County, VT
    

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