Almain

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Almain \Al"main\ ([a^]l"m[=a]n), Almayne \Al"mayne\ (-m[=a]n),
  Alman \Al"man\ (-man), n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L.
     Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.]
     1. A German. Also adj., German. --Shak.
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     2. The German language. --J. Foxe.
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     3. A kind of dance. See {Allemande}.
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     {Almain rivets}, {Almayne rivets}, or {Alman rivets}, a sort
        of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping
        plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great
        flexibility.
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