Sofa

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. --Cowper.
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     {Sofa bed}, a sofa so contrived that it may be extended to
        form a bed; -- called also {sofa bedstead}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sofa
       n : an upholstered seat for more than one person [syn: {couch},
           {lounge}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "sofa":
     bed, bedstead, bunk, chesterfield, couch, davenport, day bed,
     divan, doss, gurney, kip, litter, lounge, love seat, ottoman,
     settee, settle, spoonholder, squab, stretcher, studio couch,
     tete-a-tete, the hay, the sack