Ottomane

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French ottomane f.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔtoˈmaːnə/
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Noun

Ottomane f (genitive Ottomane, plural Ottomanen)

  1. (furniture, dated) ottoman
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      „Setzen Sie sich,“ sagte sie und zeigte auf die Ottomane, sie selbst blieb aufrecht am Bettpfosten trotz der Müdigkeit, von der sie gesprochen hatte; nicht einmal ihren kleinen, aber mit einer Überfülle von Blumen geschmückten Hut legte sie ab.
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