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English Dictionary: ottoman	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ottoman adj of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture n a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I) Synonym(s): Ottoman, Ottoman Turk, Osmanli the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I Synonym(s): Ottoman, Ottoman dynasty thick cushion used as a seat Synonym(s): ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person Synonym(s): footstool, footrest, ottoman, tuffet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ottoman \Ot"toman\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ottoman \Ot"toman\, n.; pl. {Ottomans}. 1. A Turk. 2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman* Turkish.] A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.