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A sofa sized for two, priced for one and a half.
means A small sofa built to seat two people, cozily — just big enough for a couple to share.
from The term shows up in English furniture catalogs by the 19th century, naming a chair or small settee scaled for intimacy rather than crowds. Early versions were often actually designed for one woman and her voluminous skirts (a 'courting chair' with two seats of unequal size, letting a chaperone or suitor sit at a proper distance). The 'love' in the name has always been about implied closeness between two people — the romance is in the proportions, not in any documented love story behind the word itself.
- origin
- 18th century design let women sit with wide skirts
- myth
- not actually sized for cuddling, just crinoline
- furniture math
- bigger than a chair, smaller than compromise