Orleans
    n 1: a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of
         the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
    2: a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan
       of Arc in 1429 [syn: Orleans, siege of Orleans]

Orleans \Or"le*ans\, n. [So called from the city of Orl['e]ans,
   in France.]
   1. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing
      apparel.
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   2. A variety of the plum. See under Plum. [Eng.]
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Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?.
   Cf. Prune a dried plum.]
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   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.
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            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.
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   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.
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   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.
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   2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
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   3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
      language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the
      person possessing it.
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   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
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   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.
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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
   Headwords:
    Orleans
    Orleans, LA
    Orleans Parish
    Orleans Parish, LA

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
   Headwords:
    Orleans
    Orleans, NY
    Orleans County
    Orleans County, NY

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
   Headwords:
    Orleans
    Orleans, VT
    Orleans County
    Orleans County, VT

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.
   Headwords:
    Orleans, NE
    Orleans

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.
   Headwords:
    Orleans, IN
    Orleans

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
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Orleans, IA
    Orleans

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.
   Headwords:
    Orleans, MA
    Orleans

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.
   Headwords:
    Orleans, VT
    Orleans