prop. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. normand. ] (Naut.) A wooden bar, or iron pin. W. C. Russell. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A region of France divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie.
Syn. -- Normandie. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]