{ Al″main (ăl″mān), Al″mayne (–mān), Al″man (–man), } n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] 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.