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mikado

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Recent Examples of mikado For brides drawn to the cleaner, portrait‑style elegance seen in Sperling’s wedding gown, Wickstead offered parallel lines in Italian duchesse and silk mikado with off‑the‑shoulder necklines, elongated torsos and linear trains. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 July 2026 One such element was a silk mikado ball skirt attached to an off-the-shoulder top that, when unpinned, transformed the garment from a gown to a jumpsuit finished with pearls and crystals. — Sadiba Hasan Maansi Srivastava, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 Brides can choose from mikado and stretch satin mermaid, column and A-line silhouettes with a variety of necklines including sweetheart, cowl and off-the-shoulder. — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024 Black mikado with tiers of fabric flounces, the look delivered enough drama to compete with the spectacle on-screen. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2021 Gordon is squatting in the middle of the room in front of a strapless, white guipure-lace frock with black silk-mikado trim. — Chloe Malle, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2018

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Noun

The archeological ruins of the Villa of Tiberius, the Roman emperor who ruled from 17 to 42 CE, were long rumored to lie somewhere between Rome and Naples.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, a general and ally to the emperor Augustus who helped quash an uprising known as the Ceretani Revolt.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

Definition of emperor

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The Donkey Princess focuses on Diana, the princess of an ancient kingdom, whose father, King Arthur, has forbidden love.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
The Danish Royal House told local media that the princess would waive both the salary and allowance.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

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An exceedingly select company gathered July 3 to witness the union of America's reigning pop empress and her championship tight end — a gentleman whose prowess extends far beyond the football field.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
It was commissioned by Catherine the Great by 1787 as a companion to another work owned by the Russian empress, Servius Tullius as a Child Asleep beneath the Miraculous Flame (1783–85).

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of empress

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In the course of human events — at the courts of tsars, sultans, kaisers, shahs and the like — fealty has usually trumped expertise.

— Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
King, kaiser, czar, empire, democracy, European civilization, national honor—the reasons, in hindsight, make no sense.

— George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025

Definition of kaiser

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Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
The sultan learned about the American colonists’ war for independence indirectly, through the local French consul and European reports.

— Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026

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