Em·pire 1  ( ŏm-pîr , ĕm p īr ′)
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adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a neoclassic style, as in clothing or the decorative arts, prevalent in France during the early 1800s.
[After the First Empire, of France (1804-1815).]  (click for a larger image) Empire1top: portrait of Désirée Clary (1777-1860), crowned Queen of Sweden in 1829, by François Gerard (1770-1837) bottom: c. 1804 chair from the boudoir of Josephine Bonaparte, from the shop of Georges Jacob (1739-1814) and his son François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (1770-1841)  (click for a larger image) Empire1 |
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Em·pire 2  ( ĕm p īr ′)
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n. A variety of apple having dark red skin and white flesh.
[After the Empire State, nickname for the state of New York, where it was developed.] |
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em·pire  ( ĕm p īr ′)
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n.1. a. A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority. b. The territory included in such a unit. 2. An extensive enterprise under a unified authority:a publishing empire. 3. Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control:the extension of empire to distant lands.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin imperium, from imperāre, to command; see EMPEROR.] |
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