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Webster 1913 Edition

Norman

Nor′man

,
p
rop.
Adj.
[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.
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.

Nor′man

,
p
rop.
Noun.
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Norman

NOR'MAN

,
Noun.
In seamen's language, a short wooden bar to be thrust into a hole of the windlass, on which to fasten the cable.

NOR'MAN

,
Noun.
[north-man or nord-man.] A Norwegian, or a native of Normandy.

NOR'MAN

,
Adj.
Pertaining to Normandy; as the Norman language.

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