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day bed

British  

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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This may have been the standard day bed of decades past, but these days, day beds can serve as an attractive, sleek and even modern addition to the home.

From Seattle Times Mar. 15, 2023

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

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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