Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Divan

Divan: "A divan is a type of couch-like sitting furniture.

Originally, in the Orient (especially the Ottoman Empire), a divan was a long seat formed of a mattress laid against the side of the room, upon the floor, or upon a raised structure or frame, with cushions to lean against."
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talk nineteen to the dozen

  to speak rapidly and without stopping

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