Orleans

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.
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     2. A variety of the plum. See under {Plum}. [Eng.]
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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.]
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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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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