napoleon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
    Little Corporal; Bonaparte; Napoleon I; Napoleon Bonaparte.
  2. noun a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream
  3. noun a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
    nap.

WordNet

Na*po"le*on noun
Etymology
From the Emperor Napoleon 1.
Definitions
  1. A French gold coin of twenty francs, or about $3.86.

Webster 1913