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fu·ton (fo̵̅o̅′tän′)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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