12 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A variety of the plum. See under {Plum}. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Prune} a dried plum.] [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. [1913 Webster] 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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 by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 [syn: {siege of Orleans}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: 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 Counties (2000) [gaz-county]: 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) [gaz-county]: 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) [gaz-county]: 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 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: 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) [gaz-place]: 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) [gaz-place]: 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) [gaz-place]: 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) [gaz-place]: 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
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