Norman
['nɔ:mən] or ['nɔrmən]
Definition
(noun.) an inhabitant of Normandy.
(noun.) Australian golfer (born in 1955).
(noun.) United States operatic soprano (born in 1945).
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans; 'the Norman Invasion in 1066' .
(adj.) of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy; 'Norman beaches' .
Typist: Stacey--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A wooden bar, or iron pin.
(a.) Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest.
(n.) 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.
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Definition
n. a native or inhabitant of Normandy: one of that Scandinavian race which settled in northern France about the beginning of the 10th century founded the Duchy of Normandy and conquered England in 1066—the Norman Conquest.—adj. pertaining to the Normans or to Normandy.—v.t. Nor′manise to give a Norman character to.—Norman architecture a round-arched style a variety of Romanesque prevalent in England from the Norman Conquest (1066) till the end of the 12th century of massive simplicity the churches cruciform with semicircular apse and a great tower rising from the intersection of nave and transept deeply recessed doorways windows small round-headed high in wall; Norman French a form of French spoken by the Normans which came into England at the Norman Conquest modified the spelling accent and pronunciation of Anglo-Saxon and enriched it with a large infusion of new words relating to the arts of life &c.
n. (naut.) a bar inserted in a windlass on which to fasten or veer a rope or cable.
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Examples
- But, though luxurious, the Norman nobles were not generally speaking an intemperate race. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The son of Hereward knows how to keep his word, even when it has been passed to a Norman. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Oh, a Norman saw will soon cut a Saxon collar. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But the wager of battle is complete, even according to the fantastic fashions of Norman chivalry--Is it not, Father Aymer? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I know no language, he said, but my own, and a few words of their mincing Norman. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thou art no outlaw, but a Norman--a Norman, noble perhaps in birth--O, be so in thy actions, and cast off this fearful mask of outrage and violence! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The horses were generally very strong, formed much like the Norman horse, and with very heavy manes and tails. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We shall cheer her sorrows, said Prince John, and amend her blood, by wedding her to a Norman. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Turning their horses, therefore, at the same moment, the Norman spurred against the Disinherited Knight on the one side, and the Saxon on the other. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thou sayst well, said the Jester; had I been born a Norman, as I think thou art, I would have had luck on my side, and been next door to a wise man. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- When did thy master hear of a Norman baron unbuckling his purse to relieve a churchman, whose bags are ten times as weighty as ours? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- So, at least, one explanation of orientation is found by such students of orientation as Sir Norman Lockyer. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Go patter thy petitions to heaven, said the fierce Norman, for we on earth have no time to listen to them. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- My daughter, Richard, whose alliance thou didst scorn--was that no injury to a Norman, whose blood is noble as thine own? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The Norman-English came in 1169, in the time of Henry II and onward. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They came by diverse routes from France, Normandy, Flanders, England, Southern Italy, and Sicily, and the will and power of them were the Normans. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Meanwhile the Normans from Normandy were also finding their way into the Mediterranean from the West. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And yet, said he, I think my Saxon countrymen had herded long enough with the Normans, to fall into the tone of their melancholy ditties. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Reserve thine homage then, said the Monarch, until I shall prove my right to it by my equal protection of Normans and English. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The outer walls have probably been added by the Normans, but the inner keep bears token of very great antiquity. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thereby he might hope to end the private warfare that prevailed, and find a proper outlet for the immense energy of the Normans. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Thither will I go, were it only to show these proud Normans how little the fate of a son, who could defeat their bravest, can affect a Saxon. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The swine turned Normans to my comfort! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Look at me--I was as young and twice as fair as thou, when Front-de-Boeuf, father of this Reginald, and his Normans, stormed this castle. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Typist: Louis