imperial

imperial
    adj 1: relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial
           colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally
           throughout the British Empire"
    2: of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and
       measures
    3: befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial
       palace"
    4: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of
       imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated
       with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
       [syn: {imperial}, {majestic}, {purple}, {regal}, {royal}]
    n 1: a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn:
         {imperial}, {imperial beard}]
    2: a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
    

Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.
   imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,
   sovereignty, empire. See {Empire}.]
   1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
      imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
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            The last
            That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.
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   2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
      who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial
      democracy of Athens." --Mitford.
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            Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
            With an imperial voice.               --Shak.
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            To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
            These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.
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            He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line
            of battle.                            --E. Everett.
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   3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
      paper; imperial tea, etc.
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   {Imperial bushel}, {gallon}, etc. See {Bushel}, {Gallon},
      etc.

   {Imperial chamber}, the, the sovereign court of the old
      German empire.

   {Imperial city}, under the first German empire, a city having
      no head but the emperor.

   {Imperial diet}, an assembly of all the states of the German
      empire.

   {Imperial drill}. (Manuf.) See under 8th {Drill}.

   {Imperial eagle}. (Zool.) See {Eagle}.

   {Imperial green}. See {Paris green}, under {Green}.

   {Imperial guard}, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
      

   {Imperial weights and measures}, the standards legalized by
      the British Parliament.
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Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, n. [F. imp['e]riale: cf. Sp. imperial.]
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   1. 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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   2. An outside seat on a diligence. --T. Hughes.
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   3. A luggage case on the top of a coach. --Simmonds.
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   4. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large
      decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of
      drawing, printing, or writing paper, etc.
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   5. A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight
      dollars. --McElrath.
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   6. A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or
      other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.
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   7. A game at cards differing from piquet in some minor
      details, and in having a trump; also, any one of several
      combinations of cards which score in this game.
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Imperial, CA (city, FIPS 36280)
  Location: 32.84051 N, 115.57103 W
  Population (1990): 4113 (1372 housing units)
  Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 92251
Imperial, MO (CDP, FIPS 34354)
  Location: 38.36773 N, 90.37222 W
  Population (1990): 4156 (1564 housing units)
  Area: 14.0 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
Imperial, NE (city, FIPS 23690)
  Location: 40.51623 N, 101.63761 W
  Population (1990): 2007 (870 housing units)
  Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 69033
Imperial, PA
  Zip code(s): 15126
Imperial, TX
  Zip code(s): 79743
    

Imperial, MO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Missouri
   Population (2000):    4373
   Housing Units (2000): 1720
   Land area (2000):     5.382812 sq. miles (13.941418 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.741433 sq. miles (1.920303 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.124245 sq. miles (15.861721 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            34354
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             38.370735 N, 90.373460 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Imperial, MO
    Imperial
    

Imperial, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    1982
   Housing Units (2000): 887
   Land area (2000):     2.517650 sq. miles (6.520684 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.001206 sq. miles (0.003124 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.518856 sq. miles (6.523808 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            23690
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.518398 N, 101.642491 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     69033
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Imperial, NE
    Imperial
    

Imperial, CA -- U.S. city in California
   Population (2000):    7560
   Housing Units (2000): 2385
   Land area (2000):     3.912696 sq. miles (10.133835 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.912696 sq. miles (10.133835 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            36280
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             32.842630 N, 115.571841 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     92251
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Imperial, CA
    Imperial
    

Imperial-Enlow, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
   Population (2000):    3514
   Housing Units (2000): 1492
   Land area (2000):     4.040907 sq. miles (10.465900 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.040907 sq. miles (10.465900 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            36772
   Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
   Location:             40.451404 N, 80.242353 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     15126
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Imperial-Enlow, PA
    Imperial-Enlow
    Imperial, PA
    Imperial
    

Imperial, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
   Population (2000):    428
   Housing Units (2000): 245
   Land area (2000):     4.233356 sq. miles (10.964340 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.233356 sq. miles (10.964340 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            35828
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             31.271968 N, 102.695799 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     79743
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Imperial, TX
    Imperial
    

Imperial -- U.S. County in California
   Population (2000):    142361
   Housing Units (2000): 43891
   Land area (2000):     4174.732434 sq. miles (10812.506906 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    306.998053 sq. miles (795.121274 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4481.730487 sq. miles (11607.628180 sq. km)
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             32.963098 N, 115.487593 W
   Headwords:
    Imperial
    Imperial, CA
    Imperial County
    Imperial County, CA
    

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      tuft, twelvemo, tyrannical, tyrannous, whiskers