fawning vs imperial

fawning

adj
  • Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile. 

noun
  • Servile flattery. 

imperial

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

  • A crown imperial. 

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

  • An outside seat on a diligence or carriage. 

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

  • A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings. 

  • A variety of green tea. 

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

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

adj
  • Related to an empire, emperor, or empress. 

  • Very grand or fine. 

  • Relating to the British imperial system of measurement. 

  • Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence. 

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