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Dictionary: ot·to·man   (ŏt'ə-mən) pronunciation

n., pl., -mans.
    1. An upholstered sofa or divan without arms or a back.
    2. An upholstered low seat or cushioned footstool.
  1. A heavy silk or rayon fabric with a corded texture, usually used for coats and trimmings.

[French ottomane, feminine of ottoman, Ottoman. See Ottoman.]


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IN BRIEF: An upholstered footstool.

pronunciation He sat perched on the ottoman wringing his hands.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: thick cushion used as a seat
  Synonyms: pouf, pouffe, hassock

Meaning #2: a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person
  Synonyms: footstool, footrest


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ottoman, fodskammel

adj. - osmannisk, tyrkisk
n. - osmanner, tyrk

Nederlands (Dutch)
Ottomaan(s), Turk(s), lage rustbank zonder leuning

Français (French)
n. - ottomane (un sofa), repose-pied, ottoman (un tissu)

adj. - ottoman
n. - Ottoman

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ottomane, Polsterschemel

adj. - osmanisch, türkisch
n. - Osmane, Türke

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ντιβανοκασέλα, ντιβάνι, Οθωμανός

Italiano (Italian)
ottomano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - otomana (f), divã (m)

Русский (Russian)
оттоманка, оттоман, турецкий

Español (Spanish)
n. - otomana (diván), otomano

adj. - otomano
n. - otomano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ottoman

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
土耳其的, 土耳其民族的, 土耳其人的, 土耳其人, 一种丝织品, 绒脚垫

土耳其人, 软垫椅子

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 土耳其的, 土耳其民族的, 土耳其人的
n. - 土耳其人, 一種絲織品, 絨腳墊

n. - 土耳其人, 軟墊椅子

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 긴 의자의 일종, 일종의 견직물

adj. - 왕조의, 터키제국의
n. - 터키사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - トルコの, トルコ人の
n. - トルコ人, ソファー, 足載せ台

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العثماني, التركي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ספה (עם ארגז וללא משענת), דרגש, בד משי כבד עם תערובת כותנה וצמר‬
adj. - ‮של שושלת עוסמן I, של התורכים (מיושן), של הקיסרות העותומנית (התורכית)‬
n. - ‮תורכי (מיושן)‬


 
 
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