Category:Sofa

So"fa, n.; pl. Sofas. Etym: [ar. soffah, from saffa to dispose in Order: cf. F. sofa, it.sofà.]

Defn: a long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends; - - much used as a comfortable piece of furniture. Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. Cowper. Sofa bed, a sofa so contrived that it may be extended to form a bed; -- called also sofa bedstead.