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Sofa

n. from Arabic suffah. Objects used for seating. They consist of a soft, upholstered base, long seats with a backrest and two ends. It became popular at the end of the 17th century, as a resting bed on which to lie down in Turkish style, although its existence can be traced back to antiquity, as in Roman times the sofa was already found in the dining room and was known as the triclinum. In 18th century England it is applied to the furniture it designates today, while in France the preferred term is "canapé", the difference between the two is that the sofa is usually fully upholstered. By 1833 Loudon was listing two varieties of what he called a devonport in his Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm and Villa Archi- tecture. He said (entry 2114, p. 1065) that they were 'so-called from the inventor's name', and he described them as 'drawing room writing cabinets used by ladies'. In the United States the word davenport also meant a small writing desk, but at some later time in the 19th century the word was used for an upholstered sofa, and davenport bed meant a couch which could be extended to form a bed, while a davenport table was a long, narrow table, though this was an inexact term. The sofa has been linked to domestic life since industrialisation, when it became an indispensable piece of furniture in middle and lower class homes. Its use has transcended into television and it is the centre of many sitcoms.

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