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Code Napoleon
Code Code (k[=o]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.] 1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest. Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence. ``The Code' --Wharton. 2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals. Code civil or Code Napoleon, a code enacted in France in 1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and of property generally. --Abbot.
Napoleon
Napoleon Na*po"le*on, n. [From the Emperor Napoleon 1.] A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3.86.
Napoleon
Napoleon Na*po"le*on, n. 1. (Card Playing) (a) A game in which each player holds five cards, the eldest hand stating the number of tricks he will bid to take, any subsequent player having the right to overbid him or a previous bidder, the highest bidder naming the trump and winning a number of points equal to his bid if he makes so many tricks, or losing the same number of points if he fails to make them. (b) A bid to take five tricks at napoleon. It is ordinarily the highest bid; but sometimes bids are allowed of wellington, or of blucher, to take five tricks, or pay double, or treble, if unsuccessful. 2. A Napoleon gun. 3. A kind of top boot of the middle of the 19th century. 4. A shape and size of cigar. It is about seven inches long.
Napoleonic
Napoleonic Na*po`le*on"ic, a. Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I. --Lowell.
Napoleonist
Napoleonist Na*po"le*on*ist, n. A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.
Pompoleon
Pompoleon Pom*po"le*on, n. (Bot.) See Pompelmous.

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- Look up poleo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Poleo is a Spanish surname. It is also the Spanish word for Pennyroyal a minty herb used in Oaxaca and...
- Germania Rodríguez Poleo (born 1994) is a Venezuelan[clarification needed] journalist. Germania has been a correspondent for The Independent in Miami...
- Rafael David Poleo Isava (born 19 September 1937) is a Venezuelan journalist and politician. He is the editor and proprietor of the newspaper El Nuevo...
- Patricia Poleo (born 8 November 1965, Caracas) is a Venezuelan journalist and the winner of the King of Spain Journalism Award for her investigation into...
- The Poleo Formation is a geologic formation in northern New Mexico. Its stratigraphic position corresponds to the late Tri****ic epoch. The Poleo Formation...
- Ivis Poleo (born 2 January 1963) is a Venezuelan former swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild;...
- name muña comes from Quechua. Other local names include tipo, tipollo, poleo. In the indigenous medicine traditions of the Andes, the plant is made into...
- " which consists of going to the mountain to collect the branch and the poleo to adorn the neighborhood during the festival days. In these festivals,...
- the growing season. Coleus amboinicus, known as Cuban oregano, orégano poleo ('pennyroyal oregano'), orégano francés ('French oregano'), Mexican mint...
- met Castro and became friends with him. According to journalist Patricia Poleo, during his stay in Colombia, he spent six months receiving guerilla training...