Davenport
['dæv(ə)npɔːt]
Definition
(noun.) a large sofa usually convertible into a bed.
(noun.) a small decorative writing desk.
(noun.) a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island.
Checker: Mitchell--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A kind of small writing table, generally somewhat ornamental, and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir.
Typist: Meg
Definition
n. a small ornamental writing-desk.
Editor: Xenia
Examples
- In 1840 Davenport, by means of his electric motor, printed a news sheet called the _Electro Magnet and Mechanics’ Intelligencer_. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Davenport was also the first man to apply electric power to the printing-press, in 1840. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In 1835 Davenport constructed a small circular railway at Springfield, Mass. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Typed by Felix