- a variation of dewan.
diwan
Britishnoun
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Finding the room to be occupied only by Miska, he crossed rapidly to the diwan, bending over her with infinite pity and tenderness.
From The Golden Scorpion by Sax Rohmer
No diwan of his is extant, though he composed verse of his own and probably a good deal of what he ascribed to earlier poets.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
Her beautiful face a mask of anguish, Miska cowered upon the diwan, watching the closed doors.
From The Golden Scorpion by Sax Rohmer
Miska, perceiving in this her chance of aid from Chunda Lal utterly destroyed, sank slowly upon the diwan, her pale face expressing the utmost consternation.
From The Golden Scorpion by Sax Rohmer
He directed the intolerable gaze of his awful eyes upon the man who sat, teeth tightly clenched, watching him from the diwan.
From The Golden Scorpion by Sax Rohmer
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