GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Empress , n. [OE. empress, emperice, OF. empereis, empereris, fr. L. imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See Emperor.]
   The consort of an emperor.
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   A female sovereign.
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   A sovereign mistress. “Empress of my soul.” 
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   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.
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