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ORLEANS
Orleans, siege of Orleans
(noun) a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429
Orleans
(noun) a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Orleans
The capital city of Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Noun
Orleans (countable and uncountable, plural Orleans or Orleanses)
(uncountable, textiles) A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes.
(countable) A variety of plum.
Anagrams
• Salerno, arenols, loaners, reloans
Source: Wiktionary
Or"le*ans, n. Etym: [So called from the city of Orléans, in France.]
1. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel.
2. A variety of the plum. See under Plum. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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