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sleep sofa

noun

  1. a sofa that can be used as a bed; sofa bed.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sleep sofa1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

Both furniture makers and physicians capitalized on this “cure,” seeking numerous patents for improvements and variations upon the adjustable chaise-longue, a reclining chair with a long seat, and the schlafsofa, a sleep sofa that was a fixture of sanatoria throughout Europe and the U.S. and eventually became a medical icon throughout the West.

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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York helped her find a subsidized apartment in the Bronx and furnish it with a sleep sofa, linens and adaptive kitchenware.

Kaliher’s apartment has a bedroom with a walk-in closet; a bathroom with a large shower; a half bath with a washer-dryer; a fully equipped kitchen; and a living room that he furnished with a sleep sofa.

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