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day bed

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noun

  1. a narrow bed, with a head piece and sometimes a foot piece and back, on which to recline during the day

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Like Martins Marques’ ideal table that “is like a day bed / with its heart of trees, of forests.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Lying back on a tapestry-covered day bed, his eyes closed, he replies, “It means someplace safe.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2022

Esther has an additional day bed in the living room.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2017

The sitter said 6-month-old Brandon Alex had fallen from a day bed and was unconscious.

From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2017

The half-open door, the column of light across the corridor carpet, confirmed that Emily Tallis had risen from her day bed.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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