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[syn: Orleans, siege of Orleans]
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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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
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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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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]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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