: a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed
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I curled up on the sofa with a book.
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The worktop is in imitation marble porcelain stoneware, chosen to match the tabletop of Kho Liang Ie’s 1964 sofa in the living area.
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Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Shoppers say its velvety soft chenille threads look and feel high-end, serving as a great layering blanket or throw for a sofa or chair.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
The living room, with its massive sofa, offers a lovely area to cozy up with a film or book, and the property’s full kitchen—including a large center island—will make whipping up meals all the more enjoyable.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
Limit Food To One Room To keep food particles from collecting between your sofa cushions and in your bed, limit food to the kitchen and keep it clean.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Shoppers say its velvety soft chenille threads look and feel high-end, serving as a great layering blanket or throw for a sofa or chair.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
The living room, with its massive sofa, offers a lovely area to cozy up with a film or book, and the property’s full kitchen—including a large center island—will make whipping up meals all the more enjoyable.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
Limit Food To One Room To keep food particles from collecting between your sofa cushions and in your bed, limit food to the kitchen and keep it clean.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Sofa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sofa. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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sofa
noun
so·fa
ˈsō-fə 
: a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed
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