diwan
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Miska ran and struck the gong, then staggered back to the diwan and fell upon it, hiding her face in her hands.
From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax
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 Rohmer, Sax
Crossing to a glass case which rested upon a table near the diwan he struck it lightly with his hand.
From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax
But lower and lower she cowered upon the diwan.
From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax
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
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