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sofa

[soh-fuh]

noun

  1. a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.



sofa

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. an upholstered seat with back and arms for two or more people

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sofa1

1615–25; < Turkish < Arabic ṣuڴڲ platform used as a seat
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sofa1

C17 (in the sense: dais upholstered as a seat): from Arabic suffah
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This week, I Know What You Did Last Summer returns to the big screen, decades after the original had us all hiding behind our sofas.

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Alisdair said Pierce moved to sit on the arm of the sofa before the lights went out suddenly.

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He pushed her down onto a sofa, she says, pulled his trousers down and told her he wasn't wearing any underwear.

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Dr Baksheiev and his team would have to use anything available as an examination table, including old sofas, meaning he would have to kneel on the floor to conduct examinations.

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I limped on, ordered a drink and stationed myself on a sofa near where the ambassadors were congregated to view the action.

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