Definition of "napoleon" []

• A rectangular piece of pastry made with crisp, flaky layers filled with custard cream. (noun)
• A 20-franc gold coin formerly used in France. Also called nap4. (noun)
• Games See nap4. (noun)

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• "There was something queer in the business evidently, but a napoleon was a napoleon, and his fees were neither large nor numerous."
• "I never dreamed my feet could look so beautiful and almost danced back out onto the street where the scent of cigarette smoke, Chanel No. 5, garlic, and apple napoleon mingled in the air with the angst-ridden soundtrack provided by a lonely violinist and decrepit accordion player."
• "Before digging into a lobster napoleon, Ms. Chao mingled among some of her masterpieces: a choker with the weight of 36.64 marquise cut diamonds, a crimson rose butterfly made of 9.45 carats of cabochon cut ruby."