ot ‧ to ‧ man /ˈɒtəmən $ ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: ottomane , from ottoman 'Turkish' , from Arabic 'othmani , from 'Othman 'Osman' , first ruler of the Ottoman Empire ]
a piece of furniture like a large box with a soft top, used as a seat, for resting your feet on when you are sitting, or for storing things