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(dɪvæn, US daɪvæn)

Word forms: plural divans

1. countable noun

A divan or divan bed is a bed that has a thick base under the mattress.

[British]

2. countable noun

A divan is a long soft seat that has no back or arms.

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divan in British English

(dɪˈvæn)

noun

a backless sofa or couch, designed to be set against a wall

a bed resembling such a couch

(esp formerly) a room for smoking and drinking, as in a coffee shop

a Muslim law court, council chamber, or counting house

a Muslim council of state

a collection of poems

(in Muslim law) an account book

Also called (for senses 2–5): diwan

Word origin

C16: from Turkish dīvān, from Persian dīwān

divan in American English

(dɪˈvæn; for 1, also dɪˈvɑn; for 2 & 3, also ˈdaɪˌvæn)

noun

in the Ottoman Empire,

a council of state or the room in which it was held

the audience chamber of a government office

a large, low couch or sofa, usually without armrests or back

a coffee room, café, or smoking room

Word origin

Turk dīwān < Pers, orig., bundle of written sheets, hence accounts, customhouse, council room,appropriate furniture

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Tansey sat in an armchair, and Sorel, looking very much at ease, sprawled on a divan where Tansey suspected he slept.But Whitelaw had just located a loose floorboard underneath the divan when he heard Donaldson calling to him.Gérard lay on an ancient divan that spewed thick bolts of stuffing from several holes.Here is the divan on which Catherine, overcome by love, often rested.

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divan

sofa

(noun) in the sense of bed

Definition

a couch with no back or arms

They went to sit on the divan.

Synonyms

bed

She went in to her bedroom and lay down on the bed.

couch

He lay down on the couch.

settee

sofa bed

put-you-up (British)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of couch

Definition

a piece of upholstered furniture for seating more than one person

He lay down on the couch.

Synonyms

sofa,

bed,

chesterfield,

ottoman,

settee,

divan,

chaise longue,

day bed

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释义	Trends of divan View usage for: divan (dɪvæn, US daɪvæn) Word forms: plural divans 1. countable noun A divan or divan bed is a bed that has a thick base under the mattress. [British] 2. countable noun A divan is a long soft seat that has no back or arms. More Synonyms of divan divan in British English (dɪˈvæn) noun 1. a. a backless sofa or couch, designed to be set against a wall b. a bed resembling such a couch 2. (esp formerly) a room for smoking and drinking, as in a coffee shop 3. a. a Muslim law court, council chamber, or counting house b. a Muslim council of state 4. a collection of poems 5. (in Muslim law) an account book Also called (for senses 2–5): diwan Word origin C16: from Turkish dīvān, from Persian dīwān divan in American English (dɪˈvæn; for 1, also dɪˈvɑn; for 2 & 3, also ˈdaɪˌvæn) noun 1. in the Ottoman Empire, a. a council of state or the room in which it was held b. the audience chamber of a government office 2. a large, low couch or sofa, usually without armrests or back 3. a coffee room, café, or smoking room Word origin Turk dīwān < Pers, orig., bundle of written sheets, hence accounts, customhouse, council room,appropriate furniture Image of divan © PlusONE, shutterstock Examples of 'divan' in a sentence divan Tansey sat in an armchair, and Sorel, looking very much at ease, sprawled on a divan where Tansey suspected he slept. Penn, John WIDOW'S END (2002) But Whitelaw had just located a loose floorboard underneath the divan when he heard Donaldson calling to him. Penn, John WIDOW'S END (2002) Gérard lay on an ancient divan that spewed thick bolts of stuffing from several holes. Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002) Here is the divan on which Catherine, overcome by love, often rested. Newbery, Linda RIDDLE ME THIS (2002) Word lists with divan sofa (noun) in the sense of bed Definition a couch with no back or arms They went to sit on the divan. Synonyms bed She went in to her bedroom and lay down on the bed. couch He lay down on the couch. settee sofa bed put-you-up (British) Additional synonyms in the sense of couch Definition a piece of upholstered furniture for seating more than one person He lay down on the couch. Synonyms sofa, bed, chesterfield, ottoman, settee, divan, chaise longue, day bed Nearby words of divan dithery diurnal diva divan dive diverge divergence Synonyms of 'divan' divan Explore 'divan' in the dictionary
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