norman /(?)/

nor·man

norman

n.
  1. A wooden bar, or iron pin. (Naut.)

Norman

prop. a.
  1. Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest.

Phrases & Compounds

Norman style
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.

Norman

prop. n.
  1. 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.