Em"press (?), n. [OE. empress, emperice, OF. empereis, empereris, fr. L. imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See Emperor.]
1.
The consort of an emperor.
Shak.
2.
A female sovereign.
3.
A sovereign mistress.
"
Empress of my soul."
Shak.
Empress cloth, a cloth for ladies' dresses, either wholly of wool, or with cotton warp and wool weft. It resembles merino, but is not twilled.
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