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Definition of davenport in English: davenportnoun ˈdav(ə)npɔːt 1British An ornamental writing desk with drawers and a sloping surface for writing. Example sentencesExamples - This Victorian Walnut davenport Desk or Captains Desk has a beautiful birdseye maple interior. The top is covered with a maroon leather surface.
- Perfect for the drawing room, living room or study, the Davenport Desk is made from quality mahogany wood and boasts a fine leather top.
- With a range of furnishings, from chiffonier, davenport and farthingale chairs to fauteuil and ottomans, aesthetes can choose from a wide range at the exhibition.
- The first is a davenport circa 1870, veneered in a number of woods including arbutus and holly.
- I was just beginning high school then, reading books on a davenport in my parents' living room, and I cannot tell you how vastly my loneliness was deepened.
Synonyms table, work surface, bureau, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk, lectern 2North American A large heavily upholstered sofa. Example sentencesExamples - Ben helped Joe to his feet, then walked him to the davenport.
- The most commonly illustrated combinations of sofa and bed in the nineteenth century were the bed lounge, the bed couch, and the davenport sofa bed.
- Henry scraped his supper plate into the garbage and then, when everything was put away, and it was all over for another month, sat down on the davenport and switched on the television.
- Lillian sighed and crossed the room to settle on an antique davenport, lifting her eyes to his with a thin smile.
- The last major invention in sofa beds was the result of customers' requests of an upholsterer named Bernard Castro to produce a davenport sofa bed that looked and worked well.
nounˈdavənˌpôrtˈdævənˌpɔrt 1North American A large upholstered sofa, typically able to be converted into a bed. Example sentencesExamples - Lillian sighed and crossed the room to settle on an antique davenport, lifting her eyes to his with a thin smile.
- Henry scraped his supper plate into the garbage and then, when everything was put away, and it was all over for another month, sat down on the davenport and switched on the television.
- Ben helped Joe to his feet, then walked him to the davenport.
- The last major invention in sofa beds was the result of customers' requests of an upholsterer named Bernard Castro to produce a davenport sofa bed that looked and worked well.
- The most commonly illustrated combinations of sofa and bed in the nineteenth century were the bed lounge, the bed couch, and the davenport sofa bed.
2British An ornamental writing desk with drawers and a sloping surface for writing. Example sentencesExamples - Perfect for the drawing room, living room or study, the Davenport Desk is made from quality mahogany wood and boasts a fine leather top.
- This Victorian Walnut davenport Desk or Captains Desk has a beautiful birdseye maple interior. The top is covered with a maroon leather surface.
- I was just beginning high school then, reading books on a davenport in my parents' living room, and I cannot tell you how vastly my loneliness was deepened.
- The first is a davenport circa 1870, veneered in a number of woods including arbutus and holly.
- With a range of furnishings, from chiffonier, davenport and farthingale chairs to fauteuil and ottomans, aesthetes can choose from a wide range at the exhibition.
Synonyms table, work surface, bureau, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk, lectern
proper nounˈdavənˌpôrtˈdævənˌpɔrt An industrial city in southeastern Iowa, on the Mississippi River, one of the Quad Cities; population 100,827 (est. 2008).
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