ottoman
noun
[ ˈɒtəmən ]
• a low upholstered seat without a back or arms that typically serves also as a box, with the seat hinged to form a lid.
• a heavy ribbed fabric made from silk and either cotton or wool.
Origin:
early 19th century: from French ottomane, feminine of ottoman ‘Ottoman’.
Ottoman
adjective
• relating to the Ottoman Empire.
• Turkish.
Ottoman
noun
• a Turk, especially of the period of the Ottoman Empire.
Origin:
based on Arabic ‘uṯmānī (adjective), from ‘Uṯmān ‘Othman’: see Osman I.
