The Collaborative International Dictionary
Norman \Nor"man\, prop. a. [F. normand, of Scand. origin. See Northman, and cf. Norse.] Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest.
Norman style (Arch.), 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.
Usage examples of "norman style".
Northward of here, none have fortified their holdings into castles in the Norman style.
And our Norman style of fighting depended on their size and strength and ferocity as much as on our heavier mail, our stouter swords.
It was square, some twenty by twenty feet, the tower having been built in the old Norman style.