I think that a davenport differs from a settee, sofa or couch in that it is a
box in which books etc can be stored with a liftup padded lid that is used as a
seat!
Jewel
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From: Scott Howell
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] terms
And if memory serves me, my grandparents who lived in Ohio called a
couch a davenport and where that comes from is beyond me.
On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Victor Gouveia wrote:
> Hi Tune Collector,
>
> In terms of a sedan, it is a car with four doors or more, likewise,
> a coupe
> has only two doors to it.
>
> Just for FYI, a hatchback is a car with two or four doors, but with
> a door
> that opens up in the rear of the car, either up, like a dove's wing,
> or out,
> like a regular door.
>
> Most mini-vans these days have an open dove's wing type door in the
> back,
> similar to a hatchback, just to give you an idea of what a hatchback
> door
> looks like.
>
> IN terms of a sofa, couch, settee and such, a lot depends on where
> you live.
>
> Each of those are types of couches you can buy.
>
> Just like a Chesterfield, or a lay-Z-Boy, it all has to do with the
> way
> they're made, and the country you live in.
>
> Some couches are available in various parts of the world, like a
> sofa is
> mainly European, and a settee is mainly French, and again, it has to
> do with
> the way they're made in those countries.
>
> That's not to say you can't get these in North America, you just end
> up
> paying through the nose to get them.
>
> I guess it's the price of being chic.
>
> Victor Gouveia
>
>
>
Scott Howell
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