divan

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The green-eyed 20-year-old Queen sat next to the Shah on a divan while he sat in his shirtsleeves telling the story of the flight.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

A parallel tradition of high poetry in Turkish called divan poetry also developed, which used the rhyme schemes and poetic meters of Persian poetry.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Pluto was on break, resting on a divan.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022

He was perched with his Chihuahua, Queenie, on a French divan upholstered in green velvet.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2020

As a surprise, they’ve bought new furniture for me, including a tea table, a desk, armchairs and a divan.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank