Meanings
comparative more divaned · superlative most divaned
- Furnished with one or more divans.
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 1002 more examples
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 CandiaSome, 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
Origin
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