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futon
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fu·ton  (ftn)
n. 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.

[Japanese, bedclothes, bedding : fu, bed quilt (from Middle Chinese phu) + ton, round (from Middle Chinese thuan).]

futon [ˈfuːˌtɒn]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a Japanese padded quilt, laid on the floor for use as a bed
[from Japanese]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.futonfuton - mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
mattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
Translations
futon [ˈfuːtɔn] Nfutón m
futon [ˈfuːtɒn] nfuton m
futon
nFuton m
futon [ˌfuːˈtɒn] nfuton m inv, materasso giapponese
futon [ˌfuːˈtɒn] nfuton m inv, materasso giapponese


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The company sells full-sized organic cotton futons starting at $404.
With the comforters piled high over my neck and ears, by the dim light of one bare bulb dangling at the end of an old electrical wire, I read for hours, until my elbows became inflamed with a variety of tennis elbow known only to those who read lying stomach-down on thin futons and hard floors.
Residents have already started hanging their futons out on sunny days, and flower pots and children's bicycles are breaking the surface order, poking through the contemporary fabric to add warmth and a human face to an architectural experiment.
 
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