Search Result for "ottoman":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (4)
1. a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I);
[syn: Ottoman, 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, Ottoman dynasty]
3. thick cushion used as a seat;
[syn: ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock]
4. a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person;
[syn: footstool, footrest, ottoman, tuffet]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl. Ottomans. 1. A Turk. [1913 Webster] 2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey. [1913 Webster]
