01 n. A wooden bar, or iron pin.
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A wooden bar, or iron pin.(Naut.)
Entry
3 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
norman
02 prop. a. Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest.
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Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest.
Phrases & compounds
Norman style —
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.
03 prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th century; afterwards…
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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.