<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sofas</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>canapés</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>bornes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>cabriole sofas</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>confidantes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>sofa beds</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>chesterfields</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>boudeusses</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>veilleuses</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>reading sofas</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>couches</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>sofa writing tables</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>settees</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>sofa throws</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>multiple-seating furniture</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>couches</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sofa</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sophas</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Long, upholstered seating objects with a back and two ends, and primarily used for sitting rather than reclining. Distinct from "couches (reclining furniture)" which have a back support and one end and are primarily used for reclining rather than sitting. The term "sofa" was first used in France at the end of the 17th century as an alternative for canapé. The terms sofa and settee are virtually interchangeable in 20th-century usage but there is a distinction between the two; a sofa is generally completely upholstered. ]]></note></mads>