I. ˈäd.əmən, ˈätə- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, adjective & noun, probably from Italian ottomano, from Turkish osmani, from Osman, Othman died 1326, founder of the Ottoman Empire
: of or relating to the Turks or Turkey : turkish
the Ottoman Empire
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: French Ottoman
1. capitalized : turk
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.
[French ottoman, from ottoman, adjective]
: a heavy pliable clothing fabric usually with a silk or rayon warp covering a cotton or wool weft characterized by pronounced crosswise ribs of regular or varying size