davenport
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈdævənpɔːt//
- United States//ˈdævɪnˌpɔɹt//
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
noun
- 1
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
Holonym: furniture
He blundered into the living-room, lay on the davenport, hands behind his head.
Beezus felt a little better. She curled up on the davenport again with 202 Things to Do on a Rainy Afternoon and read about making Christmas tree ornaments out of cellophane straws, until she heard her aunt's car turn into the driveway.
- 2
A writing desk, especially a small one.
Then she went into the house, and, sitting down at the davenport in the dining-room, got out a sheet of her best notepaper, and wrote a note to Pamela Dysart in her strong, commercially clear hand.
He crosses to the davenport to get the policies from his briefcase,
Etymology
* (sofa, couch): The sofa sense is a genericized trademark named after the defunct furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company. From the surname Davenport. Named after American businessman Albert H. Davenport * (desk)
Forms
- plural
- davenports
davenport · A large sofa, especially a formal one.
Davenport · A surname A habitational surname from Old English from the…Davey · A diminutive of the male given name David.David · A male given name from Hebrew.