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• n  a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
• n  a Muslim council of state
• n  a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)
• n  a Muslim council chamber or law court

• After further indulging themselves with an anti-jet lag treatment ($260), taking a steam in the white-and-gold-tiled hammam, and settling into a leather divan in the hydrangea .
• He sat behind a desk while his guests took the couch theyd bump one another down the divan as new ones arrived, still encouraged to join in the conversation.
• A divan can be a place to sit and do nothing.

• diwan

News & Articles

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• Cook's Corner: Divine Chicken Divan
  Q: At least 30 years ago, there was a wonderful restaurant parallel to the West Side Highway in Greenwich Village in New York City. It was called Inca and they served Chicken Divan over asparagus.
  June 13, 2013 - The St. Augustine Record

Quotes

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• John Vassall in Independent
  Vassall said: "We had drinks, a large dinner and I was plied with very strong brandy and after half an hour I remember everybody taking off their jackets and somebody assisted me to take off mine. In one corner there was a large divan. I remember...