Pronunciation : So"fa
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [Ar. soffah, from saffa to dispose in order: cf. F. sofa, It.sof?.]
Definition : Defn: A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends; - - much used as a comfortable piece of furniture. Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. Cowper. Sofa bed, a sofa so contrived that it may be extended to form a bed; -- called also sofa bedstead.
pl. Sofas.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913