mikado

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noun

(history) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
Any emperor of Japan“The mikados of Japan are its emperors.”
A game of skill, in which identically shaped (but differently colored and valued) wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining stack
A fabric having a stiff twill weave

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Synonyms

pick-up sticks tenno mikadoate meaco mwami modern japanese mo'i metsubushi montezuma miki miya shimekomi moctezuma makunouchi migan makuuchi mister

Associated

yeomen pinafore coolie deadeye despard carte understudy pheasant tessa alhambra patience gilbert

Rhymes

bravado desperado avocado colorado dorado tostado abbado incommunicado capital of colorado laudo

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