divaned

English

Etymology

divan + -ed

Adjective

divaned (comparative more divaned, superlative most divaned)

  1. Furnished with one or more divans.
    • 1837, Charles Rochfort Scott, Rambles in Egypt and Candia:
      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.
    • 1847, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), Tancred: Or, The New Crusade, page 119:
      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.
    • 2016, Lacey Amy, The White Camel, page 100:
      She was too keenly conscious of him back there in the darkness of the divaned corner beyond the doorway.

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