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Definition of Normans
Norman Norman Nor"man, 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.
Norman Norman Nor"man, n. [F. normand.] (Naut.)
A wooden bar, or iron pin. --W. C. Russell.
Norman Norman Nor"man, 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.
