English Dictionary: Orleans | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Orillon \O*ril"lon\, n. [F., lit., a little ear, from oreille an ear, fr. L. oricula, auricula, dim. of auris an ear. See {Ear}.] (Fort.) A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Orleans \Or"le*ans\, n. [So called from the city of Orl[82]ans, in France.] 1. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel. 2. A variety of the plum. See under {Plum}. [Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. 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. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than {Prunus}, are; {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of the same family with the persimmon. {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]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}. 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European bullfinch. {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), 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} (Zo[94]l.), 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}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. 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. Among plants called plum, but of other genera than {Prunus}, are; {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of the same family with the persimmon. {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]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}. 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European bullfinch. {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), 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} (Zo[94]l.), 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}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Oreland, PA (CDP, FIPS 57024) Location: 40.11440 N, 75.18026 W Population (1990): 5695 (2120 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19075 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orland, CA (city, FIPS 54274) Location: 39.74573 N, 122.18723 W Population (1990): 5052 (2008 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95963 Orland, IN (town, FIPS 57006) Location: 41.73101 N, 85.17113 W Population (1990): 361 (158 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46776 Orland, ME Zip code(s): 04472 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orland Hills, IL (village, FIPS 56627) Location: 41.59262 N, 87.84281 W Population (1990): 5510 (1752 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orland Park, IL (village, FIPS 56640) Location: 41.61045 N, 87.85067 W Population (1990): 35720 (12484 housing units) Area: 34.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60462 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orlando, FL (city, FIPS 53000) Location: 28.50475 N, 81.37425 W Population (1990): 164693 (73425 housing units) Area: 174.2 sq km (land), 12.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32801, 32803, 32805, 32806, 32812, 32818, 32821, 32824, 32825, 32826, 32827, 32828, 32829, 32831, 32832, 32835, 32836, 32837, 32839 Orlando, KY Zip code(s): 40460 Orlando, OK (town, FIPS 56050) Location: 36.14828 N, 97.37584 W Population (1990): 198 (97 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73073 Orlando, WV Zip code(s): 26412 | |
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 (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orleans County, NY (county, FIPS 73) Location: 43.36819 N, 78.22881 W Population (1990): 41846 (16345 housing units) Area: 1013.8 sq km (land), 1103.6 sq km (water) Orleans County, VT (county, FIPS 19) Location: 44.82918 N, 72.25093 W Population (1990): 24053 (12997 housing units) Area: 1804.9 sq km (land), 60.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orleans Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 71) Location: 30.06585 N, 89.93135 W Population (1990): 496938 (225573 housing units) Area: 467.9 sq km (land), 439.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Orlinda, TN (town, FIPS 56020) Location: 36.60074 N, 86.67186 W Population (1990): 469 (200 housing units) Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37141 | |
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