Divan vs. Couch

Divannoun

A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and either on the floor or an elevated structure.

Divannoun

(historical) A Muslim council of state, such as that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).

Divannoun

A collection of poems, especially one written by one author in Arabic or Persian.

Divannoun

A council chamber with cushioned seats.

Divannoun

A court of justice.

Divannoun

(poetic) Any council or assembly.

Divannoun

A smoking-room.

Divannoun

A book; esp., a collection of poems written by one author; as, the divan of Hafiz.

Divannoun

In Turkey and other Oriental countries: A council of state; a royal court. Also used by the poets for a grand deliberative council or assembly.

Divannoun

A chief officer of state.

Divannoun

A saloon or hall where a council is held, in Oriental countries, the state reception room in places, and in the houses of the richer citizens. Cushions on the floor or on benches are ranged round the room.

Divannoun

A cushioned seat, or a large, low sofa or couch; especially, one fixed to its place, and not movable.

Divannoun

A coffee and smoking saloon.

Divannoun

a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)

Divannoun

a Muslim council of state

Divannoun

a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)

Divannoun

a Muslim council chamber or law court

Divannoun

a bed consisting of a base and mattress but no footboard or headboard.

Divannoun

a long, low sofa without a back or arms.

Divannoun

a legislative body, council chamber, or court of justice in the Ottoman Empire or elsewhere in the Middle East.

Divan

A divan or diwan (Persian: دیوان‎, dīvān) was a high government ministry in various Islamic states, or its chief official (see dewan).

Couchnoun

An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person.

Couchnoun

A bed, a resting-place.

Couchnoun

A preliminary layer, as of colour or size.

Couchnoun

(brewing) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley.

Couchnoun

, a species of persistent grass, Elymus repens, usually considered a weed.

Couchverb

To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).

Couchverb

(archaic) To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.

Couchverb

To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.

Couchverb

(transitive) To lay something upon a bed or other resting place.

Couchverb

(transitive) To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.

Couchverb

(transitive) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.

Couchverb

(transitive) To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of attack.

Couchverb

In the treatment of a cataract in the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.

Couchverb

To transfer (for example, sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt blanket for further drying.

Couchverb

To attach a thread onto fabric with small stitches in order to add texture.

Couchverb

To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.

Couchverb

To lay upon a bed or other resting place.

Couchverb

To arrange or dispose as in a bed; - sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.

Couchverb

To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.

Couchverb

To transfer (as sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for further drying.

Couchverb

To conceal; to include or involve darkly.

Couchverb

To arrange; to place; to inlay.

Couchverb

To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase; - used with in and under.

Couchverb

To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.

Couchverb

To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie.

Couchverb

To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.

Couchverb

To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.

Couchnoun

A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge.

Couchnoun

Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc.

Couchnoun

A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt.

Couchnoun

A preliminary layer, as of color, size, etc.

Couchnoun

an upholstered seat for more than one person

Couchnoun

a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

Couchnoun

a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment

Couchverb

formulate in a particular style or language;

Couchnoun

a long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on

Couchnoun

a reclining seat with a headrest at one end on which a psychoanalyst's subject or doctor's patient lies while undergoing treatment

Couchnoun

a coarse grass with long creeping roots, which can be a serious weed in gardens.

Couchverb

express (something) in language of a specified style

Couchverb

lay down

Couchverb

lower (a spear) to the position for attack

Couchverb

treat (a cataract) by pushing the lens of the eye downwards and backwards, out of line with the pupil.

Couchverb

(in embroidery) fix (a thread) to a fabric by stitching it down flat with another thread

Couch

A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, futon, or chesterfield (see Etymology below), is a piece of furniture for seating two or three people. It is commonly found in the form of a bench, with upholstered armrests, and often fitted with springs and tailored cushions.