futon

UK: /ˈfuːtɒn/ US: /ˈfutɑn/ ,(fo̅o̅′ton, fyo̅o̅′-)

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fu•ton /ˈfutɑn/   n. [countable]

1. Furniture a quiltlike mattress placed on a floor or a frame for sleeping, and folded and stored or used as seating.

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fu•ton  (fo̅o̅′ton, fyo̅o̅′-), n. 

1. Furniture a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, esp. in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day. Also called shikibuton. 

• Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese pútuán rush-mat seat
• Japanese
• 1875–80

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futon / ˈfuːˌtɒn/ noun

1. a Japanese padded quilt, laid on the floor for use as a bed, or on a frame for use as a chair

Etymology: 19th Century: from Japanese