Ottomans

Variant of Ottoman

Ottoman definition

Otto·man (ät′ə mən)

adjective

  1. Turkish
  2. of the Ottoman Empire

Etymology: Fr < It Ottomano < ML Ottomanus < Ar ʼuthmānī, adj. form of ʼuthmān, Osman

noun pl. Ottomans -·mans

  1. a Turk belonging to the tribe or family of Osman; Othman

  2. Etymology: Fr ottomane < fem. of adj.

    1. a low, cushioned seat without a back or arms
    2. a kind of couch or divan, with or without a back
    3. a low, cushioned footstool
    4. a corded fabric of silk, rayon, etc., with wide, flat ribs

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