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fə noun
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
Origin:
1615–25; < Turkish < Arabic ṣuffah platform used as a seat
1615–25; < Turkish < Arabic ṣuffah platform used as a seat
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| —n | |
| an upholstered seat with back and arms for two or more people | |
| [C17 (in the sense: dais upholstered as a seat): from Arabic suffah] | |
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Word Origin & History
sofa
1625, "raised section of a floor, covered with carpets and cushions," from Turk. sofa, from Ar. suffah "bench." Meaning "long stuffed seat for reclining" is recorded from 1717.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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sofa
an upholstered seat with back and arms (sometimes upholstered), designed to accommodate two or more people in a sitting or reclining position. The earliest surviving types, dating back to the 17th century in Europe, have sides that let down for conversion into a bed. Variations of backrests and armrests appeared, and the precedent, still followed in the 21st century, was established of making the settee part of a matched set of chairs.
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Example sentences
The studios and suites come with a kitchenette and pullout sofa-bed.
In the peach-shaded lights, the wan rosiness of a beaten sofa was visible.
We sat side by side on a sofa in the corner of the lobby and watched the snowflakes dance outside the window.
They have the same structure and dimensions as the sofa, it could be combined with the sofa.
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