ottoman

B2 Topic:House & Home

US /ˈɑtəmən/ UK /ˈɒtəmən/ See IPA manual

Freq #17674

Meanings

1

noun
a low upholstered seat without a back or arms, often used as a footrest and sometimes containing storage

She rested her feet on the ottoman beside the fire.
2

noun
historical: a broad upholstered backless sofa or bench

Guests sat around the broad ottoman in the center of the drawing room.
3

adj
usually capitalized: relating to the Ottoman dynasty, empire, people, or culture

The museum's Ottoman gallery displays manuscripts, ceramics, and textiles.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a low upholstered seat... footstoolpouffehassock

2 noun · historical: a broad... backless sofadivan

3 adj · usually capitalized:... OsmanliOttoman Turkish

Word family

Forms ottomans

Derived forms neo-OttomanOttomanismOttomanistOttomanize

Related forms OsmanUthmanfootstoolpouffedivan

Etymology

The dynastic name came through French and Italian from Ottoman Turkish Osman, the name of Osman I, founder of the empire; Osman is the Turkish form of Arabic Uthman. The furniture sense entered through French ottomane for a Turkish-style upholstered seat, then narrowed to modern low seats and footstools.

Topics

House & Home

External links

# ottoman

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɑtəmən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɒtəmən/
**Frequency rank:** 17674

## Meanings
1. a low upholstered seat without a back or arms, often used as a footrest and sometimes containing storage
2. historical: a broad upholstered backless sofa or bench
3. usually capitalized: relating to the Ottoman dynasty, empire, people, or culture

## Examples
- She rested her feet on the ottoman beside the fire.
- Guests sat around the broad ottoman in the center of the drawing room.
- The museum's Ottoman gallery displays manuscripts, ceramics, and textiles.

## Synonyms
- footstool
- pouffe
- hassock
- backless sofa
- divan

## Derived Forms
- neo-Ottoman
- Ottomanism
- Ottomanist
- Ottomanize

## Related Forms
- Osman
- Uthman
- footstool
- pouffe
- divan

## Etymology
The dynastic name came through French and Italian from Ottoman Turkish Osman, the name of Osman I, founder of the empire; Osman is the Turkish form of Arabic Uthman. The furniture sense entered through French ottomane for a Turkish-style upholstered seat, then narrowed to modern low seats and footstools.

## Topics
- House & Home

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