单词 | futon |
释义 | futonn. 1. A type of bed originating in Japan consisting of a padded, unsprung mattress and a quilted cover, typically laid out on the floor for sleeping and rolled up or folded for storage when not in use.Frequently used of either the mattress or the quilted cover in isolation. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > bedclothes > [noun] > outer cover > quilt > types of leatherdoom1702 duvet1759 eiderdown1872 futon1875 plumeau1875 crazy quilt1886 puff1894 puffin1959 continental quilt1969 Doona1973 quillow1989 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > other types of bed childbed1568 plank bed1584 table bed1633 earth-bed1637 pigeon-hole bed1685 box-bed1693 barbecue1697 plaid bedc1710 bed of state1713 pallet1839 high post1842 rocker1854 wire bed1882 lit bateau1895 string cot1895 sleigh bed1902 orthopaedic bed1943 high-low bed1956 futon1959 bateau lit1983 1875 Japan Weekly Mail 18 Sept. 822/1 These horrors may to a certain extent be mitigated by filling up irregularities as far as possible by means of a quilt or futon, and by continually shifting your position. 1959 Encounter Jan. 20/2 Their futon—the wadded quilt stuffed with cotton-wool which serves the Japanese for a bed. 2009 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 10 Sept. (Suppl.) 5 The treasured kotatsu, a low wooden table covered with a futon and a heater underneath. 2. Originally: an unsprung mattress intended for use either as a bed or (when folded) as a sofa. Later chiefly: a low sofa bed consisting of a (typically slatted) wooden frame and an unsprung mattress.Recorded earliest as a modifier. ΚΠ 1980 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 17 Aug. v. 18/1 (advt.) The Futon Mattress. All cotton. Firm. Portable. Folds as a floor couch. 1986 Artseen Dec. 19/2 They fall onto the stripped-pine futon. 2003 Home Dec. 107/2 This wooden-framed futon has an extra-thick mattress and removable covers for cleaning. Compounds General use as a modifier, as in futon bed, futon couch, futon mattress, etc. ΚΠ 1891 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 27 Feb. 2/4 The little Japanese chest of drawers..and a futon bed. 1984 J. Dentinger First Hit of Season vii. 46 An empty vodka bottle stood on the floor by the futon sofa. 2001 Sun 27 Jan. 34/3 (advt.) Orlando sofa bunk. Silver alloy finish frame, single & double futon mattresses included. 2012 E. Laybourne Monument 14 (2013) xxviii. 290 Sahalia was still lying with Astrid on one of the futon couches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1875 |
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