Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bed used for rest during the day; a lounge or sofa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night.
- noun a long chair; for reclining.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
couch that can be used as asofa by day and abed by night - noun long chair for reclining
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a long chair; for reclining
- noun an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night
- noun convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed
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Examples
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I am insisting on a bed in that room for me, and since Pumpkinpie's daybed is working so well, I am looking at a daybed of simple silver steel tubes, something I can see in a boy's room or a girl's room, really, whereas most daybeds lean towards the feminine.
Blue. kittenpie 2008
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I am insisting on a bed in that room for me, and since Pumpkinpie's daybed is working so well, I am looking at a daybed of simple silver steel tubes, something I can see in a boy's room or a girl's room, really, whereas most daybeds lean towards the feminine.
Archive 2008-05-01 kittenpie 2008
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A. has her own room, bathroom and queen bed how will she ever go back to her "daybed"--actually converted crib?
Archive 2007-07-01 Holly 2007
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A. has her own room, bathroom and queen bed how will she ever go back to her "daybed"--actually converted crib?
Live...From Casa de la Hotel Holly 2007
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One of my favorite porch pieces is my antique daybed, which is ideal for a summer nap, a great place to read the paper and lots of fun to redo on a regular basis.
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One of my favorite porch pieces is my antique daybed, which is ideal for a summer nap, a great place to read the paper and lots of fun to redo on a regular basis.
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But if your guests are commonly single travelers-a parent, or a college-age kid home from school, or a couch-surfing friend-then the daybed is a great solution.
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But if your guests are commonly single travelers-a parent, or a college-age kid home from school, or a couch-surfing friend-then the daybed is a great solution.
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Proudest DIY: Although it wasn't intended for the nursery to begin with, the art above the daybed is a painting I did of the warehouse building we looked out on from the apartment where we last lived in Brooklyn.
ohdeedoh 2009
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Here spread out on a daybed is a very large table top ready to go into the iron frame that will support it.
Judy Wise 2009
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