"day bed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: day beds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} day bed (plural day beds)
  1. Alternative spelling of daybed (“A bed or sofa used specially for daytime.”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: daybed (extra: (“A bed or sofa used specially for daytime.”).)
    Sense id: en-day_bed-en-noun-YvolkXgy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Furniture

Inflected forms

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