Ottoman

3 definitions found

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

  Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, a. [F. ottoman: cf. It. ottomano,
     ottomanno; -- from Othoman, Othman, or Osman, the name of a
     sultan who assumed the government of Turkey about the year
     1300. Cf. {Osmanli}, {Ottoman} a stuffed seat.]
     Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or
     empire.


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

  Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl. {Ottomans}.
     1. A Turk.
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     2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat
        without a back, originally used in Turkey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ottoman
       adj : of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its
             culture
       n 1: a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of
            Osman I) [syn: {Ottoman Turk}, {Osmanli}]
       2: the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the
          13th century to its dissolution after World War I [syn: {Ottoman
          dynasty}]
       3: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {pouf}, {pouffe}, {puff},
           {hassock}]
       4: a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person [syn: {footstool},
           {footrest}]