futon

noun fu·ton \ ˈfü-ˌtän \

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

Definition of futon

plural futons also futon

: a usually cotton-filled mattress used on the floor or in a frame as a bed, couch, or chair

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Or if partying isn’t your style, move in a futon and some rag rugs and turn it into a backyard retreat.

— rebecca straus, Sunset, "10 Amazing Luxury Camping Tents," 22 Jan. 2018
There was an obvious brown stain on the futon where the body had been.

— anna fifield, Washington Post, "CLEANING UP AFTER THE DEAD," 24 Jan. 2018
Most of the spacious rooms are Western in style, with beds rather than futons, and trade in tatami mats for wooden flooring.

— christina liao, Vogue, "6 of the Most Luxurious Ryokans in Japan," 12 Jan. 2018
There is also a futon in each cabin that could sleep one more guest.

— joe songer, AL.com, "Check out the new camper cabins at Guntersville State Park," 24 Jan. 2018
His room is simple: a bed, a futon, a TV on a mostly empty media console, three keyboard cleaning sprays and a half dozen canisters of Lysol wipes.

— nellie bowles, New York Times, "Everyone Is Getting Hilariously Rich and You’re Not," 13 Jan. 2018
These accommodations are characterized by tatami mat flooring, low wooden tables, shoji screens, futon bedding, and yukata robes.

— christina liao, Vogue, "6 of the Most Luxurious Ryokans in Japan," 12 Jan. 2018
Even the über-hip contemporary Claska hotel recently unveiled three minimalist rooms outfitted with tatami mats, futon-style platform beds, and classic Noguchi lamps.

— jaime gross, ELLE Decor, "ELLE DECOR Goes to Tokyo," 23 Mar. 2010
How Ono had jumped down onto all fours and begun licking the tatami mats and futon and squirmed on them like a beast.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "The Ghosts of the Tsunami," 25 Oct. 2017

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