'Empress cloth' definitions:

Definition of 'Empress cloth'

From: GCIDE
  • Empress \Em"press\, n. [OE. empress, emperice, OF. empereis, empereris, fr. L. imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See Emperor.]
  • 1. The consort of an emperor. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A female sovereign. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A sovereign mistress. "Empress of my soul." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Empress cloth, a cloth for ladies' dresses, either wholly of wool, or with cotton warp and wool weft. It resembles merino, but is not twilled. [1913 Webster]