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Definition: Almayne rivets
Almain
\Al"main\ ([a^]l"m[=a]n), Almayne
\Al"mayne\ (-m[=a]n),
Alman
\Al"man\ (-man), n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L.
Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.]
1. A German. Also adj., German. --Shak.
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2. The German language. --J. Foxe.
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3. A kind of dance. See
Allemande.
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Almain rivets,
Almayne rivets, or
Alman rivets, a sort
of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping
plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great
flexibility.
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