divans in English

noun

1

a long low sofa without a back or arms, typically placed against a wall.

They piled out into a bigger room with several worn couches and divans .

synonyms: settee, sofa, couch, chesterfield, sofa bed, daybed, studio couch

2

a legislative body, council chamber, or court of justice in the Ottoman Empire or elsewhere in the Middle East.

The king holds court in the divan , where citizens can make requests or express complaints.

noun

• settee, sofa, couch, chesterfield, sofa bed, daybed, studio couch
• diwan

Use "divans" in a sentence

1. They are most often found on drawer divans.

2. Under a wooden veranda lay a spread of carpets and divans.

3. People are relaxing on plush carpet, on divans, on chairs.

4. It was furnished simply and graciously, with deep armchairs and divans.

5. Sprawled on their ivory couches and divans of luxury, they gave no thought to Jehovah and his true worship.

6. With divans, the base is the same size as the mattress, whereas Besteads tend to be larger

7. Vlahides, San Francisco (page 170) Serious Canoodlers should get a room in the restaurant upstairs to share fragrant free-range chicken tagines (stews) on low divans.

8. Bed frames (or Bedsteads) are an alternative to box springs or divans which are extremely popular around the world (especially in the UK)

9. 6 Those ‘sprawling on their divans, eating the rams out of a flock, drinking wine, and devising instruments for song’ were in for a surprise.

10. Thanet Bedz & Folkestone Bedz are a specialist furniture retailer offering high-quality divans, Bedsteads, mattresses, and, sofas, suites and bedroom furniture, paying particular attention to your needs for a relaxed atmosphere and individual style.

11. Goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all of these materials or of plastics, cupboards, shelves, settees, chests of drawers, dressers, cushions, divans, pillows, beds, mattresses, armchairs, bedsprings, desks, chairs, sofas, mirrors, tables, showcases (furniture), nightstands, furniture for the home, furniture and products made from wood, partitions of wood for furniture, kitchen furniture, trays, mirror cabinets, bathroom furniture, bedroom furniture, bed rails, cradles, playpens for babies, chairs, back rests, curtain tie-backs