Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Orleans /ôr'-lē-ənz/ · Or·le·ans · IPA /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/ 01 n. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel. 1. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel. 2. A variety of the plum. See under Plum.[Eng.] See: Plum