divans

Behind the divans was a sight that really tested my imagination.

Sara R. Nichols: Afghanistan: Eight Days From the Ground--Part 6 of 8 2009

Behind the divans was a sight that really tested my imagination.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

Behind the divans was a sight that really tested my imagination.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

At last the work was finished, and the hot and dishevelled workers retired to the hall, and, re-entering the room to study the effect, in true Farrell manner, pronounced the "divans" to look professional beyond all fear of detection.

The Fortunes of the Farrells George de Horne Vaizey 1887

Inside, we sprawled on worn wooden divans covered with Ottoman-style cushions.

Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

Casinos, dancing rooms, divans, night houses, pleasure gardens, music halls, and cafes worked as more casual sites for picking up a bedfellow, but most commonly the flaneur fulfilled his desire by hitting the streets.

Deborah Lutz's "Pleasure Bound," on Victorian sex rebels 2011

While Harry and the others sprawled out on divans and drank themselves into a stupor, Wills and Kate tried to maintain some degree of decorum.

William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

Casinos, dancing rooms, divans, night houses, pleasure gardens, music halls, and cafes worked as more casual sites for picking up a bedfellow, but most commonly the flaneur fulfilled his desire by hitting the streets.

Deborah Lutz's "Pleasure Bound," on Victorian sex rebels 2011

All songs that you may see written in praise of smoking in magazines or newspapers, or hear sung upon the stage, are puffs, paid for by the proprietors of cigar divans and tobacco shops, to make their trade popular, — therefore, never believe nor be deluded by them.

Smoking Etiquette | Edwardian Promenade 2010

While Harry and the others sprawled out on divans and drank themselves into a stupor, Wills and Kate tried to maintain some degree of decorum.

William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011