OTTOMAN

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


Etymology

Noun

Ottoman (plural Ottomans)

A Turk from the period of Ottoman Empire.

Adjective

Ottoman (not comparable)

Of the Ottoman Empire.

Turkish

Anagrams

• Mattoon

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (low furniture item to prop feet): footstool, hassock, pouffe, tuffet

Anagrams

• 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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