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# divan

«divan» in Mova's school dictionary: **A low couch, usually without a back or arms, often…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (divans)

### meaning for a pupil

A low couch, usually without a back or arms, often covered with cushions and placed against a wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divan/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in tales a rich man lies or sits on a cushioned divan

### examples

- The caliph rested on his divan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divan/#x1)
- Guests sat on a divan around the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divan/#x2)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «divan» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divan/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.