Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Norman"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Norman \Nor"man\, n.
A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the
Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th
century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race
which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Norman \Nor"man\, n. [F. normand.] (Naut.)
A wooden bar, or iron pin. --W. C. Russell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Norman \Nor"man\, a. [F. normand, of Scand. origin. See
{Northman}, and cf. {Norse}.]
Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the
Norman language; the Norman conquest.
{Norman style} (Arch.), a style of architecture which arose
in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness,
simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular
arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of
ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or
cable-formed ornaments were prominent.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Norman
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy; "Norman
beaches" [syn: {Norman}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans; "the
Norman Invasion in 1066" [syn: {Norman}]
n 1: United States operatic soprano (born in 1945) [syn: {Norman},
{Jessye Norman}]
2: Australian golfer (born in 1955) [syn: {Norman}, {Greg
Norman}, {Gregory John Norman}]
3: an inhabitant of Normandy [syn: {Norman}]
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