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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">ottomans</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>ottoman footstools</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>multiple-seating furniture</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Turkey sofas</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ottoman</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ottomanes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>seat ottomans</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sultanes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>turquoises</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Late 18th-century English name for long, low, upholstered sofas. The term 'ottoman' first appeared in Le Bastide's "La Petite Maison" of 1753-1754. The French term is more precise, usually referring more specifically to ottomans built on an oval plan with one end higher than the other. ]]></note></mads>