napoleon

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a pastry consisting of thin layers of puff paste interlaid with a cream or custard filling.
a former gold coin of France, equal to 20 francs and bearing a portrait either of Napoleon I or of Napoleon III.
Cards.
1. a game in which the players bid for the privilege of naming the trump, stating the number of tricks they propose to win.
2. a bid in this game to take all five tricks of a hand.

Napoleon

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

napoleon

/ nəˈpəʊlɪən /

a former French gold coin worth 20 francs bearing a portrait of either Napoleon I or Napoleon III
cards the full name for nap 3
the US name for millefeuille

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

C19: from French napoléon, after Napoleon I

Napoléon intended also to bestow an additional boon upon the place.

The simple and rigorous plan of Napoléon was conformable to the nature of his government, and it effectually answered the purpose.

They were even encouraged under the reign of Napoléon, who placed them under the care of his august parent, Madame Mère.

When I left him, he was waiting in daily expectation of a coup de état on the part of Louis Napoléon.

Louis Napoléon should not have been allowed to enter France, nor any like him, who had proved themselves disturbers of the peace.

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