Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Almain \Al"main\ ([a^]l"m[=a]n), Almayne \Al"mayne\ (-m[=a]n),
Alman \Al"man\ (-man), n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L.
   Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.]
   1. A German. Also adj., German. --Shak.

   2. The German language. --J. Foxe.

   3. A kind of dance. See {Allemande}.

   {Almain rivets}, {Almayne rivets}, or {Alman rivets}, a sort
      of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping
      plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great
      flexibility.