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divan

[dih-van, -vahn, dahy-van] / dɪˈvæn, -ˈvɑn, ˈdaɪ væn /
NOUN
couch
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The green-eyed 20-year-old Queen sat next to the Shah on a divan while he sat in his shirtsleeves telling the story of the flight.

From Seattle Times Aug. 24, 2023

A parallel tradition of high poetry in Turkish called divan poetry also developed, which used the rhyme schemes and poetic meters of Persian poetry.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Pluto was on break, resting on a divan.

From Washington Post Mar. 11, 2022

He was perched with his Chihuahua, Queenie, on a French divan upholstered in green velvet.

From New York Times Jan. 10, 2020

Yesterday afternoon I was so worn out by the sad news from the outside that I lay down on my divan for a nap.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Platinum blond crabeater seals lounged on divans of drifting ice, basking in the sun.

From Scientific American Mar. 14, 2023

Ms Busby alleges the two divans which made up the base of the bed were not properly fastened together and two "gliders" - or feet - were missing from the end of the bed.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2018

And Offred muses that handmaid gatherings look like "paintings of harems, fat women lolling on divans, turbans on their heads, or velvet caps, being fanned with peacock tails, a eunuch in the background standing guard."

From The Verge Jun. 15, 2017

The veritable whirl of the narrative takes on a physical dimension, too, as actors pull other actors, seated on chairs and divans, in circles around the stage.

From Washington Post Sep. 21, 2016

Dozens of paintings of harems, fat women lolling on divans, turbans on their heads or velvet caps, being fanned with peacock tails, a eunuch in the background standing guard.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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