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foldaway

[ fohld-uh-wey ]

adjective

  1. designed to be folded fold out of the way when not in use:

    a foldaway bed.



noun

  1. an object, as a bed, that can be folded fold and stored away when not in use.

foldaway

/ ˈfəʊldəˌweɪ /

adjective

  1. prenominal (of a bed) able to be folded and put away when not in use
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of foldaway1

First recorded in 1955–60; fold 1 + (hide)away
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Example Sentences

You can finish off those specialty drinks with the foldaway frother.

There were the two chairs and the two cots and the table, all of them foldaway.

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