futon
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: a usually cotton-filled mattress used on the floor or in a frame as a bed, couch, or chair
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After taking the drug, the patient lies on a futon amid candles and fresh flowers, listening to music. — Dave Philipps, New York Times, "Ecstasy as PTSD Relief for Soldiers: ‘I Was Able to Forgive Myself.’," 1 May 2018 After taking the drug, the patient lies on a futon amid candles and fresh flowers, listening to music. — Dave Philipps, New York Times, "Ecstasy as PTSD Relief for Soldiers: ‘I Was Able to Forgive Myself.’," 1 May 2018 After taking the drug, the patient lies on a futon amid candles and fresh flowers, listening to music. — Dave Philipps, New York Times, "Ecstasy as PTSD Relief for Soldiers: ‘I Was Able to Forgive Myself.’," 1 May 2018 After taking the drug, the patient lies on a futon amid candles and fresh flowers, listening to music. — Dave Philipps, New York Times, "Ecstasy as PTSD Relief for Soldiers: ‘I Was Able to Forgive Myself.’," 1 May 2018 After taking the drug, the patient lies on a futon amid candles and fresh flowers, listening to music. — Author: Dave Philipps, Anchorage Daily News, "Ecstasy as PTSD relief for soldiers: ‘I was able to forgive myself’," 2 May 2018 Horn was born in Taiwan and grew up in a Japanese-style house there, sleeping on futons and bathing in a traditional wooden soaking tub. — Vanessa Lawrence And ·, ELLE Decor, "How a Japanese House in Upstate New York Found Its Zen," 19 Apr. 2018 The missing items included a boiler, metal kitchen chair, metal kitchen table legs, a lawn trailer, metal from a futon bed and copper baseboard feeder lines. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Drunk driver arrested after traveling 120 MPH on I-77: Broadview Heights Police Blotter," 12 Apr. 2018 His body, the futon and floor around it were completely dry. — Anna Fifield, Washington Post, "CLEANING UP AFTER THE DEAD," 24 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'futon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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futon
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: a mattress that is used on the floor or in a frame as a bed, couch, or chair
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