\Al"man\ (-man), n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L.
Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.]
1. A German. Also adj., German. --Shak.
2. The German language. --J. Foxe.
3. A kind of dance. See {Allemande}.
{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.