Found 2 items, similar to ottoman.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Ottoman Ottoman adj : of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture Ottoman n 1: a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I) [syn: 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 dynasty ] 3: thick cushion used as a seat [syn: pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock] 4: a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person [syn: footstool, footrest]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ottoman 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. [1913 Webster] Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl. Ottomans. 1. A Turk. [1913 Webster] 2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey. [1913 Webster]