Definitions
a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
Word origin
Borrowed from French, from Ottoman Turkish دیوان (divan), from Classical Persian دیوان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). Compare mattress, from Arabic (both of Middle Eastern origin, due to the local custom of lying on padding on floor being foreign to Europeans). Doublet of dewan, douane, and diwaniya.
Used in a sentence
“As I passed, I called at the mad-house; where I found Mac Fane and the scowling keeper in high divan.”
“Eurydice pointed to the cupboard, and sat down on the low divan with folded hands, and looked at the floor.”
“Near-synonym: smoking room”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Backless sofa”5 letters
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