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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the Ottoman Empire.
2.
of or pertaining to the lands, peoples, and possessions of the Ottoman Empire.
noun Also, Othman (for defs. 3, 4).
3.
a Turk.
4.
a Turk of the family or tribe of Osman.
5.
(lowercase) a cushioned footstool.
6.
(lowercase) a low cushioned seat without back or arms.
7.
EXPAND(lowercase) a kind of divan or sofa, with or without a back.
8.
COLLAPSE(lowercase) a corded silk or rayon fabric with large cotton cord for filling.
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Origin:
1575–85; < French < Italian ottomano, after the founder of the empire (Arabic ʿuthmān); in defs. 5–8 < French ottomane (feminine)
1575–85; < French < Italian ottomano, after the founder of the empire (Arabic ʿuthmān); in defs. 5–8 < French ottomane (feminine)
Related forms
Ot·to·man·like, adjective
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Word Origin & History
Ottoman
1585, from Fr., from It. Ottomano, from Ar. 'Uthmani "of or belonging to Arabic masc. proper name 'Uthman," which in Turk. is pronounced Othman (see Osmanli), name of the founder of the dynasty and empire. Ending alt. in It. by formation of a new false singular, because
EXPAND-i was a pl. inflection in It. Byron used the more correct form Othman, and a few writers have followed him. The type of couch so called (1806) because one reclined on it, which was associated with Eastern customs (see couch).
COLLAPSE
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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ottoman
deeply upholstered seat of any shape, with or without a back, introduced into Europe in the late 18th century from Turkey, where, piled with cushions, it was the central piece of domestic seating. One of the early versions was designed as a piece of fitted furniture to go entirely around three walls of a room, and from this evolved a smaller version, designed to fit the corner of a room
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