[ot.to.man] n (1605) 1 cap a: a member of a Turkish dynasty founded by Osman I that ruled the Ottoman Empire b: a citizen or functionary of the Ottoman Empire
2. [F ottomane, fr. fem. of ottoman, adj.] a: an upholstered often overstuffed seat or couch usu. without a back b: an overstuffed footstool
3: a heavy clothing fabric characterized by pronounced crosswise ribs Ot.to.man adj [F, adj. & n., prob. fr. It ottomano, fr. Ar 'othmani, fr. 'Othman Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire] (1603): of or relating to the Ottoman Empire, its rulers, or its citizens or functionaries