Meaning of sofaful | Babel Free

Definitions

Enough to fill a sofa.

no-plural

Examples

“Zora, with a sofaful of railway time tables and ocean-steamer handbooks, sought his counsel as to a voyage round the world which she had in contemplation;[…]”

“It suggests a prim aunt playing “proverbs” with a sofaful of priggish little nieces, and is a studied insult to cards and chess.”

“Toss our Lazyback sofa pillows anywhere![…]Buy a sofaful of them, for comfort!”

“Today’s only guests were the governor’s aide, Lord Lumley, two other government representatives and a sofaful of foreign correspondents.”

“Scatter these colorful pillows in every room, buy several extras for your porch chairs, too![…]Come in and pick up a sofaful while they last at this one low price.”

“A SOFAFUL OF CHERUBS throws admiring looks at Elvis.”

“Nearby, a sofaful of middle-aged people were relaxing pretty well, but one lady in the group kept opening her eyes and looking around to see how everyone else was doing.”

“Increasing numbers of aging men will be mumbling about the times that used to be, the way I caught myself the other evening describing the pleasures of fly casting for weakfish, the vanishing sea trout, to a sofaful of young persons glassy-eyed with boredom.”

“A whole garden of bright pillows to liven an entire room. What could be more cheerful than these flowers never seen before in any botanical guide? Make one—or a whole sofaful.”

“Accommodate big groups. A ‘sofaful’ or ‘age plus one’ is plenty.”

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