Almain; Almayne; Alman

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A German. Also adj.,

2. German. Shak.

3. The German language. J. Foxe.

4. A kind of dance. See Allemande. 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.