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Empress cloth

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.

  2. A female sovereign.

  3. A sovereign mistress. ``Empress of my soul.''
    --Shak.

    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] ||

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empress cloth

n. A cloth for women's dresses, either wholly of wool, or with cotton warp and wool weft. It resembles merino, but is not twilled.