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so⋅fa
[soh-fuh] 
–noun
| a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends. |
Origin:
1615–25; < Turk < Ar ṣuffah platform used as a seat
1615–25; < Turk < Ar ṣuffah platform used as a seat
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| so·fa (sō'fə) n. A long upholstered seat typically with a back and arms. [Turkish, from Arabic ṣuffa, carpet, divan, from Aramaic ṣippā, absolute form of ṣippətā, mat; see ṣpp in Semitic roots.] |
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Sofa
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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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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