Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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.
Source : WordNet®
Ottoman
adj : of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its
culture
Ottoman
n 1: a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of
Osman I) [syn: {Ottoman Turk}, {Osmanli}]
2: the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the
13th century to its dissolution after World War I [syn: {Ottoman
dynasty}]
3: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {pouf}, {pouffe}, {puff},
{hassock}]
4: a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person [syn: {footstool},
{footrest}]