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Brewer's: Orleans

Your explanation is like an Orleans comment—i.e. Your comment or explanation makes the matter more obscure. The Orleans College was noted for its wordy commentaries, which darkened the…

New Orleans

(Encyclopedia) New OrleansNew Orleansôrˈlēənz –lənz, ôrlēnzˈ [key], city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (…

Orléans, city, France

(Encyclopedia) Orléans, city (1990 pop. 107,965), capital of Loiret dept., N central France, on the Loire River. A commercial and transportation center, it has food-processing, tobacco, machine-…

Orléans, Île d'

(Encyclopedia) Orléans, Île d'Orléans, Île d'ēl dôrlāäNˈ [key], or Orléans IslandOrléans IslandôrlāäNˈ, ôrˈlēənz [key], 20 mi (32 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S Que., Canada, in the St. Lawrence NE…

Brewer's: Maid of Orleans

Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Maid of PerthMaid of Norway A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…

New Orleans, La.

Mayor: Mitch Landrieu (to May 2018) 2010 census population (rank): 343,829 (51); Male: 166,248 (48.4%); Female: 177,581 (51.6%); White: 113,428 (33.0%); Black: 206,871 (60.2%); American Indian and…

New Orleans Slideshow

by Liz Olson photos by Carol M. Highsmith Influenced by French colonization, jazz culture, and Cajun cuisine, New Orleans is a unique U.S. city bursting with rhythm and…