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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. The German language. --J. Foxe. 3. A kind of dance. See {Allemande}. {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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