studio couch

noun

an upholstered couch, usually without a back, convertible into a double bed by sliding a bed frame out from beneath it and covering the frame with the mattress that forms the upper thickness of the upholstery.

studio couch

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

The room held a sizable amount of old, worn furniture: the bed, a studio couch, three stuffed chairs, a chifforobe and a dresser.

Bess got up from the gayly covered studio couch where she had been reading and opened wide the door.

They opened the studio couch in the living room, and rolled June's bed, the baby bed in the living room, sir.

And there was a single bed that Lee slept on, and I slept on the studio couch.

Sometimes, at night, lying on the studio couch, he found himself still hesitating.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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