the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A kind of small writing table, generally somewhat ornamental, and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A kind of small writing-desk.
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n. a small decorative writing desk
n. a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
n. a large sofa usually convertible into a bed
Word Usage
""I have had dear René's harp removed to a lumber room, her portrait taken down from the library wall," she said, in her usual purring tones; "and her davenport is being wheeled into my own sitting-room."