ottoman

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Ottoman
    adj 1: of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its
           culture
    n 1: a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of
         Osman I) [syn: {Ottoman}, {Ottoman Turk}, {Osmanli}]
    2: the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the
       13th century to its dissolution after World War I [syn:
       {Ottoman}, {Ottoman dynasty}]
    3: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {ottoman}, {pouf},
       {pouffe}, {puff}, {hassock}]
    4: a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
       [syn: {footstool}, {footrest}, {ottoman}, {tuffet}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, 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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl. {Ottomans}.
   1. A Turk.
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   2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat
      without a back, originally used in Turkey.
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