ALMAIN; ALMAYNE; ALMAN

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A German. Also adj.,

2.
n.

German. Shak.

3.
n.

The German language. J. Foxe.

4.
n.

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.


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