davenport
/ˈdav(ə)npɔːt
/noun
1British An ornamental writing desk with drawers and a sloping surface for writing.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.
Probably named after Captain Davenport, for whom early examples of this type of desk were made in the late 18th century
2North American A large heavily upholstered sofa.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....
- 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.
- Lillian sighed and crossed the room to settle on an antique davenport, lifting her eyes to his with a thin smile.
Perhaps from a manufacturer's name