/ ˈfuːtɒn; NAmE -tɑːn/ noun
a Japanese mattress , often on a wooden frame, that can be used for sitting on or rolled out to make a bed
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: Japanese .
/ ˈfuːtɒn; NAmE -tɑːn/ noun
a Japanese mattress , often on a wooden frame, that can be used for sitting on or rolled out to make a bed
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: Japanese .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005