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Definition of Otoman

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.

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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen, etc.
  • A low stool or thick cushion used as a seat or to rest the feet; a hassock; a pouffe.


Ottoman

  • An Islamic clan occupying present Turkey until 1924.
  • A Turk
  • Of the Islamic empire of Turkey
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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