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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