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Alman

Almain \Al"main\ ([a^]l"m[=a]n), Almayne \Al"mayne\ (-m[=a]n), Alman \Al"man\ (-man), n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.]

  1. A German. Also adj., German.
    --Shak.

  2. The German language.
    --J. Foxe.

  3. 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. [1913 Webster] ||

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Alman (surname)

Alman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Benjamin Alman (21st century), Canadian surgeon
  • Ewan David Alman (born 1984), British actor
  • Zuraidah Alman (21st century), Canadian news anchor

Usage examples of "alman".

This evening I hope to visit a wizard named Alman who has a viewing crystal.

I spoke should have brought us by the principle of congruity to the point where Alman entered this plane: the same action in the same medium will cause the same response.

Garric thought of offering Alman his arm, but on consideration he decided that might be taken as an insult.

Then the memory passed and Alman, weak from privations and older than his years, hunched in on himself in a series of racking coughs.

The cloth was empty except for the things Alman had just tossed onto it.

The visit to Alman had made physical demands on all of them, and Tenoctris had the effort of the incantations besides.

Then the memory passed and Alman, weak from privations and older than his years, hunched in on himself in a series of wracking coughs.

Mouth test drill site, what little patience Frikkie Van Alman might have had to begin with had dissipated.

He was no dumb tyrannosaur, he was Frikkie Van Alman, head of Oilstar, man of adventure.

Frikkie Van Alman meant to abuse his connections and the resources of Oilstar to exploit the secrets it held.

Frik Van Alman would be more upset about not regaining the artifact than he would ever have been about losing the oil rig.

Ray saw Keene set his jaw and knew what he was thinking: no one could mix grandiosity and arrogance like Fredrick Van Alman and, yes, sometimes you wanted to punch out his lights.

Keene set his jaw and knew what he was thinking: no one could mix grandiosity and arrogance like Fredrick Van Alman and, yes, sometimes you wanted to punch out his lights.

Elisane Tishar, Mitsora Caal, Karelia Fanway, Azille Narof, Saraline Amerano, Dumera Alman, Salindi Casolan, Catlynde Artein, Biranca Hasad, Mailaine Harvole, Nemaira Eldros, Lideine Rajan, and several others.

These women were Mitsora Caal, Karelia Fanway, Azille Narof, Saraline Amerano, Dumera Alman, Salindi Casolan, and Kiam Lopiang.