English Dictionary: Sofas | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sofa \So"fa\, n.; pl. {Sofas}. [Ar. soffah, from saffa to dispose in order: cf. F. sofa, It. sof[85].] 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}. |