Assertion: divan | /r/HasProperty | low
Facets:
value: against an interior wall
type: LOCATION
value: originally
type: OTHER
value: as a piece of furniture
type: MANNER
value: early 18th century
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Designed with longevity and flexibility in mind, the divan is small-sized and low to the ground so as to be accessible to the smallest child, yet is spacious enough for a growing child to use as seating for years to come.
text: As a piece of furniture, a divan was originally (early 18th century) a low bench or raised section of floor against an interior wall, used as a long seat and common in Middle Eastern countries; European imitation of this led to the sense ‘low flat sofa or bed’ (late 19th century).
text: Designed with longevity and flexibility in mind, the divan is small-sized and low to the ground so as to be accessible to the smallest child, yet is spacious enough for a growing child to use as seating for years to come.