Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - ottoman

n. (pl. ottomans) 1 a an upholstered seat, usu. square and without a back or arms, sometimes a box with a padded top. b a footstool of similar design. 2 a heavy silken fabric with a mixture of cotton or wool. Etymology: F ottomane fem. (as OTTOMAN) OTTOMAN adj. & n. --adj. hist. 1 of or concerning the dynasty of Osman or Othman I, the branch of the Turks to which he belonged, or the empire ruled by his descendants. 2 Turkish. --n. (pl. Ottomans) an Ottoman person; a Turk. Phrases and idioms the Ottoman Porte see PORTE. Etymology: F f. Arab. ' utmani adj. of Othman (' utman)