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[ dav-uhn-pawrt, -pohrt ] / ˈdæv ənˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR davenport ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna large sofa, often one convertible into a bed. Chiefly British. a small writing desk. Origin of davenportFirst recorded in 1850–55; the desk is said to be named after a Captain Davenport who first commissioned it Words nearby davenportDavao, Davao Gulf, Dave, daven, D'Avenant, davenport, Daventry, David, David Copperfield, David I, Davidic Definition for davenport (2 of 2)[ dav-uhn-pawrt, -pohrt ] / ˈdæv ənˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /
nounJohn, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven. a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi River. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for davenport“You can host a sit-down diner for 140, and the house can accommodate 700 people at a party,” Davenport says proudly. 'Lord Fraud' Gets Out of Jail, Back Into Orgies|Tom Sykes|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Since getting out, in May, Davenport says he has been attempting to pick up what he calls normal life. 'Lord Fraud' Gets Out of Jail, Back Into Orgies|Tom Sykes|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Five minutes later, wearing a dress shirt and jeans, Davenport appears. 'Lord Fraud' Gets Out of Jail, Back Into Orgies|Tom Sykes|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Why, I wonder, is Davenport so obsessed with defining himself as part of the British aristocracy? 'Lord Fraud' Gets Out of Jail, Back Into Orgies|Tom Sykes|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Davenport has been married 24 years, so this is an issue of marital privacy. The Town Where Your Sex Toy Could Land You in Jail|Emily Shire, Lizzie Crocker|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Miss Davenport is a Latin scholar, and they took her on the Traffords recommendation. Wee Wifie|Rosa Nouchette Carey When—but let me give you the remainder of Davenport's history while is is yet fresh in my memory. Secresy|E. (Eliza) Fenwick When I went into the den he was stretched on the davenport with his face buried in the cushions. When a Man Marries|Mary Roberts Rinehart As an example, a davenport is generally a horizontal mass intended to hold a number of people. Industrial Arts Design|William H. Varnum Why, that Jean Baptiste is sitting down there on the davenport with mama on one side of him and my sister on the other! The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
British Dictionary definitions for davenport
nounmainly British a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side US and Canadian a large sofa, esp one convertible into a bed Word Origin for davenportC19: sense 1 said to be named after Captain Davenport, who commissioned the first ones Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to davenportsecretary, futon, couch, chesterfield, daybed, sofa bed, writing desk |