day·bed

[dey-bed]
noun
1.
a couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night.
2.
a couch, especially of the 17th or 18th century, in the form of a usually armless chair, with a greatly elongated seat supported by extra legs and a slanted, sometimes hinged, back, used for reclining or sleeping during the day.
Origin:
1585–95; day + bed

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daybed

noun
1. an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night 
2. a long chair; for reclining [syn: chaise longue] 
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