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1.nounA former 40-franc gold coin issued by France.
2.nounA form of solitaire.
3.nounA short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
4.nounA soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
5.nounThe common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile."If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction."
6.nounA type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
7.nounA card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
8.nounA bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
9.noun(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.
10.nounThe franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon.
11.nounOther subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.
12.noun(usually admiringly derogatory) A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well as surpassing ability.
13.nounClipping of Napoleon boot: a form of topboot worn by officers during the Napoleonic Wars.
14.nounClipping of Napoleon gun: a 12-pounder cannon first used by the Second French Empire.
15.nounA 19th-century five-card trick-taking game simplified from euchre.
16.nounClipping of Napoleon bigarreau: a variety of the white-fleshed bigarreau cherry; a variety of cherry tree bearing such fruit.
17.noun(originally United States slang) Clipping of Napoleon cake: another name for a millefeuille pastry.
18.noun(alcohol) Clipping of Napoleon brandy: any excellent brandy; a serving of such a brandy.
19.noun(pastries) A multi-layered stacked pastry