napoleon

Definition of Napoleon in English :

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

2. napoleon

a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream

3. nap, napoleon

a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Napoleon

noun

1.

a former French gold coin worth 20 francs bearing a portrait of either Napoleon I or Napoleon III

2. cards the full name for nap3 (sense 1)

3. the US name for millefeuille

Napoleon II(born François Charles Joseph Napoléon Bonaparte) Duke of Reichstadt 1811-32; titular emperor of France: son of Napoleon I & Marie Louise

see Louis Napoleon

noun

1.

a former gold coin of France, equivalent to 20 francs, with a portrait of Napoleon I (or III) on it

2.

a.

a card game similar to euchre

b.

a bid to take all five tricks in this game

3.

a rectangular, layered puff pastry with a custardlike filling

n.

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

2. Games See nap⁴.

n.

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