Sofas

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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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