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na⋅po⋅le⋅on

  [nuh-poh-lee-uhn, -pohl-yuhn]
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–noun
1. a pastry consisting of thin layers of puff paste interlaid with a cream or custard filling.
2. a former gold coin of France, equal to 20 francs and bearing a portrait either of Napoleon I or of Napoleon III.
3. Cards.
a. a game in which the players bid for the privilege of naming the trump, stating the number of tricks they propose to win.
b. a bid in this game to take all five tricks of a hand.
Origin:
1805–15; < F napoléon
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Na⋅po⋅le⋅on

  [nuh-poh-lee-uhn, -pohl-yuhn]
–noun
1. Louis  [loo-ee; Fr. lwee] . Napoleon III.
2. a male given name.

Napoleon I

 
–noun
(Napoleon Bonaparte; “the Little Corporal”) 1769–1821, French general born in Corsica: emperor of France 1804–15.

Napoleon II

 
–noun
(François Charles Joseph Bonaparte; Duke of Reichstadt) 1811–32, titular king of Rome (son of Napoleon I).

Napoleon III

 
–noun
(Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte)  [loo-ee; Fr. lwee] 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
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nap 4   (nāp)   
n.  

    1. A card game that resembles whist.

    2. The highest bid in this game, announcing the intention to win five tricks, the maximum number in a hand. Also called napoleon.

  2. See napoleon.


[Short for napoleon.]
na·po·le·on   (nə-pō'lē-ən, -pōl'yən)   
n.  

  1. A rectangular piece of pastry made with crisp, flaky layers filled with custard cream.

  2. A 20-franc gold coin formerly used in France. Also called nap4.

  3. Games See nap4.


[After Napoleon I.]
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