'Orleans' definitions:
Definition of 'Orleans'
(from WordNet)
noun
A city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
noun
A long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 [syn: Orleans, siege of Orleans]
Definition of 'Orleans'
From: GCIDE
- Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?. Cf. Prune a dried plum.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus domestica}, and of several other species of Prunus; also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree. [1913 Webster]
- The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties of plum, of our gardens, although growing into thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. --G. Bentham. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from the Prunus domestica are described; among them the greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are some of the best known. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Among the true plums are;
- Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or purple globular drupes,
- Bullace plum. See Bullace.
- Chickasaw plum, the American Prunus Chicasa, and its round red drupes.
- Orleans plum, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size, much grown in England for sale in the markets.
- Wild plum of America, Prunus Americana, with red or yellow fruit, the original of the Iowa plum and several other varieties. [1913 Webster] Among plants called plum, but of other genera than Prunus, are;
- Australian plum, Cargillia arborea and {Cargillia australis}, of the same family with the persimmon.
- Blood plum, the West African H[ae]matostaphes Barteri.
- Cocoa plum, the Spanish nectarine. See under Nectarine.
- Date plum. See under Date.
- Gingerbread plum, the West African {Parinarium macrophyllum}.
- Gopher plum, the Ogeechee lime.
- Gray plum, Guinea plum. See under Guinea.
- Indian plum, several species of Flacourtia. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the person possessing it. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or choice thing of its kind, as among appointments, positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for handsome pay [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
- 5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint. [PJC]
- Plum bird, Plum budder (Zool.), the European bullfinch.
- Plum gouger (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel.
- Plum weevil (Zool.), an American weevil which is very destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the pulp around the stone. Called also turk, and {plum curculio}. See Illust. under Curculio. [1913 Webster]
Orleans, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Orleans, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
425
Housing Units (2000) :
240
Land area (2000) :
0.605516 sq. miles (1.568278 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.605516 sq. miles (1.568278 sq. km)
FIPS code :
37420
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
40.131620 N, 99.455519 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
68966
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Orleans, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Orleans, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000) :
2273
Housing Units (2000) :
992
Land area (2000) :
1.568376 sq. miles (4.062075 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.568376 sq. miles (4.062075 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57024
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
38.660993 N, 86.453368 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
47452
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Orleans, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Orleans, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
583
Housing Units (2000) :
509
Land area (2000) :
1.001331 sq. miles (2.593434 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.003670 sq. miles (0.009504 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.005001 sq. miles (2.602938 sq. km)
FIPS code :
59655
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
43.444583 N, 95.107798 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Orleans, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Orleans, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
Population (2000) :
1716
Housing Units (2000) :
1279
Land area (2000) :
2.294931 sq. miles (5.943844 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.105068 sq. miles (0.272124 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.399999 sq. miles (6.215968 sq. km)
FIPS code :
51405
Located within :
Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location :
41.789146 N, 69.997344 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
02653
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Orleans, VT -- U.S. village in Vermont
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Orleans, VT -- U.S. village in Vermont
Population (2000) :
826
Housing Units (2000) :
400
Land area (2000) :
0.685957 sq. miles (1.776620 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.685957 sq. miles (1.776620 sq. km)
FIPS code :
53575
Located within :
Vermont (VT), FIPS 50
Location :
44.808594 N, 72.204166 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
05860
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Orleans -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Orleans -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
484674
Housing Units (2000) :
215091
Land area (2000) :
180.556266 sq. miles (467.638563 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
169.658425 sq. miles (439.413285 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
350.214691 sq. miles (907.051848 sq. km)
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
29.972754 N, 90.059011 W
Orleans -- U.S. County in New York
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Orleans -- U.S. County in New York
Population (2000) :
44171
Housing Units (2000) :
17347
Land area (2000) :
391.395514 sq. miles (1013.709684 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
426.073886 sq. miles (1103.526251 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
817.469400 sq. miles (2117.235935 sq. km)
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
43.257496 N, 78.238574 W
Orleans -- U.S. County in Vermont
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Orleans -- U.S. County in Vermont
Population (2000) :
26277
Housing Units (2000) :
14673
Land area (2000) :
697.700121 sq. miles (1807.034942 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
23.442467 sq. miles (60.715709 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
721.142588 sq. miles (1867.750651 sq. km)
Located within :
Vermont (VT), FIPS 50
Location :
44.844402 N, 72.218239 W