| Pronunciation: | | 'sowfu
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| | Definition: | | [n] an upholstered seat for more than one person |
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| | Synonyms: | | couch, lounge |
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| | See Also: | | convertible, daybed, divan, divan bed, love seat, seat, settee, sofa bed, squab, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vis |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \So"fa\, n.; pl. {Sofas}. [Ar. soffah, from saffa to
dispose in order: cf. F. sofa, It. sof[`a].]
A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends;
-- much used as a comfortable piece of furniture.
Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. --Cowper.
{Sofa bed}, a sofa so contrived that it may be extended to
form a bed; -- called also {sofa bedstead}.
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