Alman | { } n. [ OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes. ] [ Obs. ] 1. A German. Also adj., German. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The German language. J. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A kind of dance. See Allemande. [ 1913 Webster ] 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 ] Variants: Almayne, Almain |