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Definition of: napoleon
(nə·pō′lē·ən, Fr. (ná·pô·lā·ô′) noun
1. A former French gold coin, equivalent to 20 francs.
2. A card game: the highest bidder names trumps and, if he takes the tricks he has bid, receives from each adversary one chip for each trick; also, the taking of all the tricks in this game by one player: also called nap.
3. A pastry composed of layers of puff pastry filled with cream of custard. [after Napoleon Bonaparte]
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