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  2. Sofa bed - Wikipedia

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    A couch unfolded into a bed. A sofa bed or sofa-bed (in the US often called a sofabed, hide-a-bed, bed-couch, sleeper-sofa, or pullout sofa) is a multifunctional furniture typically consisting of a sofa or couch that, underneath its seating cushions, hides a metal frame and thin mattress that can be unfolded or opened up to make a bed.

  3. Elizabethan and Jacobean furniture - Wikipedia

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    The Great Bed in Saracen's Head. Grecian columns of singular disproportion form the main structure of bedsteads, tables, and cabinets. These columns are noted for their clumsy thickness, and in one of the first misapprehensions of the classic that mark the style, they rise from huge spherical clusters of foliage, usually the acanthus. At about ...

  4. Velvet - Wikipedia

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    velvet on which a metal roller has been used to heat-stamp the fabric, producing a pattern. [13] Hammered an extremely lustrous velvet with a crushed and dappled appearance. [13] Lyons a densely woven, stiff, heavier-weight pile velvet used for hats, coat collars and garments. [12] [14] Mirror a type of exceptionally soft and light crushed ...

  5. A Cream Cracker under the Settee - Wikipedia

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    "A Cream Cracker Under The Settee" is a dramatic monologue written by Alan Bennett in 1987 for television, as part of his Talking Heads series for the BBC. The series became very popular, moving onto BBC Radio, international theatre, becoming one of the best-selling audio book releases of all time and included as part of both the A-level and ...

  6. Procrustes - Wikipedia

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    Theseus and Procrustes, Attic red-figure neck-amphora, 470–460 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 2325). In Greek mythology, Procrustes (/ p r oʊ ˈ k r ʌ s t iː z /; Greek: Προκρούστης Prokroustes, "the stretcher [who hammers out the metal]"), also known as Prokoptas, Damastes (Δαμαστής, "subduer") or Polypemon, was a rogue smith and bandit from Attica who attacked ...

  7. Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress - Wikipedia

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    Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress is described as: "Kahlo appears half length, wearing an elegant velvet dress, against a background of stylized waves. She presents herself as a comely young woman of the time, her hair neatly parted in the centre and combed into a chignon that highlights her oval face and symmetrical features.