futonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfuː.tɒn/us/ˈfuː.tɑːn/a type of mattress, originally from Japan, that can be rolled up, or a bed or seat made from such a mattress
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Beds & parts of beds
- air mattress
- airbed
- bassinet
- bed
- bedpost
- berth
- camp bed
- carrycot
- couch
- couchette
- crib
- divan
- headboard
- Li-lo
- mattress
- queen-size
- rollaway
- trundle bed
- twin bed
- waterbed
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Examples from literature
- The room in which I slept belonged to a part of the house which was of great age, but by my futon there was laid an electric torch.