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/ˈfuːtɒn/ · noun
A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed..
The Japanese bed is the floor, with a wooden box under the neck for a pillow and a futon for a covering. To the foreigner the Japanese landlord allows five or six futons, or cotton-wadded comforters, and they make a tolerable mattress, although not springy, and rather apt to be damp and musty.
The futon are easily aired, and may be carried about readily when moving.
Normally one or two futon are laid on tatami, several inches of straw matting recessed into the floor, providing a firm but extremely comfortable night’s rest.
Some futon (cotton-filled comforters and mattresses) were piled in one corner and few clothing belonging to father hung on some nails on the wall.
I was 18 years old, sleeping on a futon, cooking on a George Foreman grill and showering at a friend's house every few days.
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Futon means A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed..
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The Japanese bed is the floor, with a wooden box under the neck for a pillow and a futon for a covering. To the foreigner the Japanese landlord allows five or six futons, or cotton-wadded comforters, and they make a tolerable mattress, although not springy, and rather apt to be damp and musty.
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