Almain \Al"main\ ([a^]l"m[=a]n), Almayne \Al"mayne\ (-m[=a]n), Alman \Al"man\ (-man), n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.]

[Obs.]

1. A German. Also adj., German. --Shak.

2. The German language. --J. Foxe.

3. 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)