1580s (n.), c. 1600 (adj.), from French Ottoman, from Italian Ottomano, from Arabic 'Uthmani "of or belonging to 'Uthman," Arabic masc. proper name, which in Turkish is pronounced Othman (see Osmanli), name of the founder of the dynasty and empire. Ending altered in Italian by formation of a new false singular, because -i was a plural inflection in Italian. Byron used the more correct form Othman, and a few writers have followed him. The type of couch so called (1806) because one reclined on it, which was associated with Eastern customs (see couch).
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1. This army distinguished itself in campaigns against the Ottoman Turks in 1821-23.
この軍は1821-1823年のオスマントルコ人との戦いで頭角を現した。
2.She sits down on the ottoman beside Eliza,devouring her with her eyes.
彼女は長いベッドに座ってエリサのそばに座って彼女を見ていた。
3.When people leave,you still own the ancient Ottoman Empire.
人が建物の空に行って、あなたはかつてのオスマンを抱いています。
4.With the decline of the Ottoman Empire,western powers intervened in Lebanon.オスマン帝国の衰退に伴い、西側列強がレバノンに介入した。
5.Examples of this construction include poplin,faille,bengaline and ottoman .