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Meaning of OTTOMAN

Pronunciation:  'âtumun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person
  2. [n]  thick cushion used as a seat
 
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 Synonyms: footrest, footstool, hassock, pouf, pouffe
 
 See Also: seat, stool

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.
    
  2. \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl. {Ottomans}.
    1. A Turk.
    2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat
       without a back, originally used in Turkey.
    
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Dreaming that you are relaxing upon an ottoman and discussing the topic of love means that envious rival will seek to defame you in the eyes of your lover.
 

 

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