From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
norman \nor"man\, n. [F. normand.] (Naut.)
A wooden bar, or iron pin. --W. C. Russell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Norman \Nor"man\, prop. a. [F. normand, of Scand. origin. See
{Northman}, and cf. {Norse}.]
Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the
Norman language; the Norman conquest.
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{Norman style} (Arch.), a style of architecture which arose
in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness,
simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular
arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of
ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or
cable-formed ornaments were prominent.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Norman \Nor"man\, prop. n.
A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the
Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th
century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race
which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Norman
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy; "Norman
beaches"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans; "the
Norman Invasion in 1066"
n 1: United States operatic soprano (born in 1945) [syn:
{Norman}, {Jessye Norman}]
2: Australian golfer (born in 1955) [syn: {Norman}, {Greg
Norman}, {Gregory John Norman}]
3: an inhabitant of Normandy
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