Sofa
['səʊfə] or ['sofə]
Definition
(n.) A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends; -- much used as a comfortable piece of furniture.
Edited by Bradley
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Couch, seat to recline on.
Typed by Irwin
Definition
n. a long seat with stuffed bottom back and arms—formerly Sō′pha.—n. Sō′fa-bed a piece of furniture serving as a sofa by day capable of being made into a bed at night.
Edited by Cathryn
Examples
- Selden, with a slight laugh, sat down beside her on the little sofa which projected from the hearth. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She, had no business to lounge away the noon on a sofa. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- They lighted up Rebecca's figure to admiration, as she sat on a sofa covered with a pattern of gaudy flowers. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I would burn the sofa at all events. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- So Beth lay down on the sofa, the others returned to their work, and the Hummels were forgotten. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- No, interposed Crispin quickly, before Eunice could speak; we were discussing photographs on yonder sofa. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Steyne was hanging over the sofa on which Becky sat. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- We laid him upon the drawing-room sofa, and having dispatched the sobered Toller to bear the news to his wife, I did what I could to relieve his pain. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- And he took the heiress's two hands--causing her to let fall her whole cargo of flowers--and seated her by him on the sofa. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He was lying on a sofa with his eyes closed when I went in. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She broke from me with hysterical vehemence, and threw herself on the sofa in a paroxysm of sobs and tears that shook her from head to foot. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- In a few minutes Jo bounced in, laid herself on the sofa, and affected to read. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The gentleman he addressed, who was talking to Mrs. Bounderby on the sofa, got up, saying in an indolent way, 'Oh really? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- St. Clare carried her in his arms into the parlor, and laid her on the sofa. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Donne happened to come into the drawing-room while Shirley, sitting on the sofa, formed the centre of a tolerably wide circle. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Gudrun and Ursula, Gerald and Birkin sat in the deep sofas against the wall. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Yes, said Mr. Brooke, this would be a pretty room with some new hangings, sofas, and that sort of thing. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Have you no present interest in any of the company who occupy the sofas and chairs before you? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It had a piano, sofas and chairs, and a couple of tables with books and magazines. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Mr. Hurst had therefore nothing to do, but to stretch himself on one of the sofas and go to sleep. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- We were alone in the club sitting back in one of the big leather sofas. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- People who are to be comfortable are accustomed to lie on sofas, and dine off tables, and they should have sauces and sweets in the modern style. Plato. The Republic.
Typist: Shirley