diwan

British  

/ dɪˈwɑːn /

noun

1. a variant of dewan divan divan divan divan

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Example Sentences

But lower and lower she cowered upon the diwan.

From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax

It was a little, whey-faced, black-bearded Turk, coiled up in the usual conglomerate posture upon a calico-covered diwan, at the end of a long, bare, large- windowed room.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Stuart's hands convulsively clutched the covering of the diwan as the sinister figure approached.

From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax

The appellation, says a Persian lexicographer, was first bestowed by a sovereign of Persia, who, on observing his crafty counsellors in high conclave, exclaimed, Inan diwan end—“these men are devils.”

From Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion by Meller, Henry James

What appears advisable is that we should devote this introduction to a commentary on the poems here translated; which we call a "diwan," by the way, because they are selected out of all his works.

From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala by Baerlein, Henry