OTTOMAN


Meaning of OTTOMAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-tə-mən ]

noun

Date: 1605

1. capitalized

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.

[French ottomane, from feminine of ottoman, adjective]

a. : an upholstered often overstuffed seat or couch usually without a back

b. : an overstuffed footstool

3. : a heavy clothing fabric characterized by pronounced crosswise ribs

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.