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davenports

davenports is the plural of davenport.

Meaning of davenport

Noun

davenport (plural davenports)

  1. A large sofa, especially a formal one.
    • Holonym: furniture
  2. A writing desk, especially a small one.
    • Then she went into the house, and, sitting down at the davenport in the dining-room, got out a sheet of her best notepaper, and wrote a note to Pamela Dysart in her strong, commercially clear hand.1894, E[dith Anna] Œ[none] Somerville, Martin Ross [pseudonym; Violet Florence Martin], chapter IV, in The Real Charlotte […], volume I, London: Ward and Downey […], →OCLC, page 47

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Noun capitalized: Davenports

Davenports

  1. (plural) plural of Davenport

Questions about davenports

What is davenports the plural of?
Davenports is the plural of davenport.
What part of speech is davenports?
Davenports is a noun.

Words near davenports in the dictionary

  1. davening
  2. davenport
  3. Davenport Green
  4. Davenport trick
  5. Davenport tricks
  6. davenports
  7. davens
  8. Daventry
  9. Daveon
  10. Davern
  11. Daverns

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