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

Margot and Mother do the dishes, Mr. and Mrs. van D. head for the divan, Peter for the attic, Father for his divan, Dussel too, and Anne does her homework.

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