imperial

Pluralimperials

1. 1
   adjective

   Having to do with an empire, or with an emperor or empress.

   The emperor lived in the imperial palace.

   Imperial soldiers guarded the gates of the city.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Using the British system of measuring, with units like pounds.

   The recipe gives amounts in both metric and imperial units.

   My dad's tools are all in imperial sizes, so they don't fit metric bolts.

   Oppositemetric

3. 3
   adjective

   Very grand and fancy.

   The hotel lobby had an imperial look, with gold and marble everywhere.

   They planned the wedding on an imperial scale, with music, flowers and three hundred guests.

   Similarmajestic, magnificent, regal, grand, splendid

   Oppositehumble, modest

4. 4
   adjective

   Stronger than usual, especially for beer or other drinks with alcohol.

   This imperial IPA is much stronger than the brewery's regular one.

   He tried an imperial lager and felt it after just one glass.

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5. 5
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A small tuft of hair grown on the lower lip, like a tiny beard.

   My uncle grew an imperial and a thin mustache.

   The actor shaved off his imperial after the play ended.

   Similarroyal

6. 6
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A very big wine bottle that holds 6 liters, as much as eight normal bottles.

   They opened an imperial of red wine for the wedding party.

   One imperial was enough to fill glasses for every guest at the long table.

7. 7
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A large size of paper, 30 by 22 inches for writing or 32 by 22 inches for printing.

   The art teacher cut a sheet of imperial into four smaller pieces.

   The poster was printed on imperial so people could read it from across the hall.

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8. 8
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A kind of green tea.

   At the tea shop she chose imperial over the other green teas.

   Grandma brewed a pot of imperial, her favorite green tea, every morning.

9. 9
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A tall plant with flowers, also called a crown imperial.

   The imperial in the front yard bloomed early this spring.

   She planted a row of imperials along the fence.

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10. 10
    noununcountable

    A card game like piquet, but with a trump suit and a few other small changes.

    They played imperial at the kitchen table all evening.

    Grandpa taught me imperial with an old deck of cards.

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