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Webster 1913 Edition
Alman
{
Al′main
(ăl′mān)
, Al′mayne
(-mān)
, Al′man
(-man)
, } Noun.
[OF.
Aleman
, F. Allemand
, fr. L. Alemanni
, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.]
1.
A German.
Also
Adj.
German.
Shak.
2.
The German language.
J. Foxe.
3.
A kind of dance. See
Allemande
. Almain rivets
, Almayne rivets
, or Alman rivets
a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility.