futon

(fo̵̅o̅′tän′)

noun

a thin mattress like a quilt, placed as on the floor or a platform frame, for use as a bed

Origin: Sino-Jpn, orig. round cushions filled with cattail flower spikes < Chin fu, cattail + ton, round

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noun pl. futon or fu·tons

A thin mattress of tufted cotton batting or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame.

Origin:

Origin: Japanese, bedclothes, bedding

Origin: : fu, bed quilt (from Middle Chinese phu)

Origin: + ton, round (from Middle Chinese thuan)

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