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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   A crown imperial.

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   An outside seat on a diligence.

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   A variety of green tea.

10. Meaning 10 · adjective

    Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.

11. Meaning 11 · adjective

    Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.

12. Meaning 12 · adjective

    Very grand or fine.

13. Meaning 13 · adjective

    Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.

How this word is used

• Everyday “In everyday speech, people use “imperial” when they mean: a bottle of wine (usually bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times th.”
• Academic “Scholars may discuss “imperial” carefully in formal writing.”
• Business “Teams often rely on clear use of “imperial” in professional communication.”

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