Found 2 items, similar to Bourbon.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Bourbon
Bourbon
n 1: a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from
the South)
2: whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and
aged in charred oak barrels
3: a member of the European royal family that ruled France
4: a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793)
and Spain and Naples and Sicily [syn:
Bourbon dynasty]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bourbon
Bourbon
\Bour"bon\, n. [From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon
in central France.]
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1. A member of a family which has occupied several European
thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of
France.
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2. A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician
who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate
conservative.
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