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Old 06-14-2015, 07:57 PM   #6 (permalink)
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di·van
dəˈvan,ˈdīˌvan/
noun
noun: divan; plural noun: divans

1.
a long low sofa without a back or arms, typically placed against a wall.
synonyms: settee, sofa, couch, chesterfield; More
sofa bed, daybed, studio couch
"have a rest on the divan"
2.
historical
a legislative body, council chamber, or court of justice in the Ottoman Empire or elsewhere in the Middle East.
It was common in the 50s for one or two people to ride with their arm on the back of the bench seat. But this is a marketing claim, look how far offset from the steering wheel the driver is, and there is an elbow out every window.
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