Ottoman
(adjective) of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture
footstool, footrest, ottoman, tuffet
(noun) a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock
(noun) thick cushion used as a seat
Ottoman, Ottoman dynasty
(noun) the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I
Ottoman, Ottoman Turk, Osmanli
(noun) a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ottoman (plural Ottomans)
A Turk from the period of Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman (not comparable)
Of the Ottoman Empire.
Turkish
• Mattoon
ottoman (countable and uncountable, plural ottomans)
An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen, etc.
A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.
A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns.
• (low furniture item to prop feet): footstool, hassock, pouffe, tuffet
• Mattoon
Source: Wiktionary
Ot"to*man, a. Etym: [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.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire.
Ot"to*man, n.; pl. Ottomans (.
1. A Turk.
2. Etym: [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.]
Definition: A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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