a sliding paper-covered door or partition in Japanese architecture
the sliding fusuma was swept aside and Tachi was standing in the hallway
fusuma in American English
(ˈfjuːsəˌmɑː)
noun
a sliding door in a Japanese house, esp. one serving as a room partition
Word origin
[1875–80; ‹ Japn]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cross-fertilization, fan-tan, musical chairs, overdraft, weekender