Friday, April 29, 2011

royal. (130/365)



...taken with Instagram on my new iPhone.

Noun

  • S: (n) royal (a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast)
  • S: (n) royal, royal stag (stag with antlers of 12 or more branches)

Adjective

  • S: (adj) royal (of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch) "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit"
  • S: (adj) royal (established or chartered or authorized by royalty) "the Royal Society"
  • S: (adj) royal (being of the rank of a monarch) "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"
  • S: (adj) imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal (belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler) "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"
  • S: (adj) royal (invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown) "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"

Definition of "royal" from Princeton's WordNet


1 comment:

  1. I hadn't noticed the commemorative blend! Haven't had Twinings in a long time, wonder if there's any of it left.

    The ER quote is one of my favorites, ever since I first heard it in college. Did you mean for it to be written in code? ;)

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