Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ottoman"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ottoman \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ottoman
n 1: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {pouf}, {pouffe}, {hassock}]
2: a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person [syn: {footstool},
{footrest}]
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