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divaned en · ADJ

Etymology

From divan + -ed.

Meanings

1. Furnished with one or more divans.
   • He had prepared a house for our accommodation; and a clean room, carpeted and divaned, some excellent coffee, and a plentiful supply of fresh water, were "impayable" luxuries after the discomforts of the wilderness. 1837, Charles Rochfort Scott, Rambles in Egypt and Candia:
   • Some, taking off their turbans and loosening their girdles, ensconced themselves under the arcades, lying on their carpets and covered with their pelisses and cloaks; some strolled into the divaned chambers, which were open to all, and more comfortably stowed themselves upon the well-stuffed cushions; others, overcome with fatigue and their revel, were lying in deep sleep, outstretched in the open court, and picturesque in the blazing moonlight. 1847, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), Tancred: Or, The New Crusade, page 119:
   • She was too keenly conscious of him back there in the darkness of the divaned corner beyond the doorway. 2016, Lacey Amy, The White Camel, page 100:

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