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  2. Ottoman (furniture) - Wikipedia

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    Hinged seats also began to appear, so that the space inside the ottoman could be used to store items. The ottoman footstool, a closely allied piece of furniture, was an upholstered footstool on four legs, which could also be used as a fireside seat, the seat covered with carpet, embroidery, or beadwork. By the 20th century, the word ottoman ...

  3. Mirror armour - Wikipedia

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    Ottoman 15th to 16th century mirror armour is commonly referred to as "Krug", while the name for the same type of armour in Russia is зерцало (zertsalo), and the modern technical term is зерцальный доспех (zertsal'niy dospekh), from the Russian зерцальный (zertsal'niy) – "mirror"; and Russian: доспех ...

  4. Footstool - Wikipedia

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    Editing footstool An Ottoman footstool Self-portrait of William Notman (with one foot resting on a footstool) Automobile pedals in a Subaru Legacy. From left to right: foot rest, clutch, brake, accelerator. A footstool (foot stool, footrest, foot rest) is a piece of furniture or a support used to elevate the feet.

  5. Janissary - Wikipedia

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    This new army was formally named the Trained Victorious Soldiers of Muhammad, the Mansure Army for short. By 1830, the army expanded to 27,000 troops and included the Sipahi cavalry. By 1838, all Ottoman fighting corps were included and the army changed its name to the Ordered troops. This military corps lasted until the end of the empire's ...

  6. Ottoman - Wikipedia

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    Ottoman or Ottomans may refer to: Ottoman Empire 1299–1922 Ottoman dynasty, ruling family of the Ottoman Empire Osmanoğlu family, modern members of the family; Ottoman Caliphate 1517–1924; Ottoman Turks, a Turkic ethnic group; Ottoman architecture; Ottoman bed, a type of storage bed; Ottoman (furniture), padded stool or footstool

  7. Arquebus - Wikipedia

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    The name "caliver" is an English derivation from the French calibre – a reference to the gun's standardized bore. [8] The caliver allowed troops to load bullets faster since they fit their guns more easily, whereas before soldiers often had to modify their bullets into suitable fits, or even made their own prior to battle.