orleans

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

orleans(n = noun.location) Array - a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429); Array

is a part of france, french republic

orleans(n = noun.act) siege of orleans - a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429; Array

is a kind of beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege

orleans, n. [So called from the city of Orléans, in France.].

A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel. [1913 Webster]
A variety of the plum. See under Plum. [1913 Webster]

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