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ottoman |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl {Ottomans}. 1. A Turk. 2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat without a back originally used in Turkey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ottoman n 1: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {pouf}, {pouffe}, {hassock}] 2: a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person [syn: {footstool}, {footrest}]
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