day bed

Japanese: day bed(英語表記)daybed
day bed

…the general term for a couch for resting during the day. It is also called a day bed. Already in the homes of citizens of ancient Greece, there was a couch called a kline, which was a long, four-legged couch used for meals and conversations, equipped with armrests or a headrest at one end, a long pillow, and a mat. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "day bed" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…昼間の休息用寝いすの総称。デイ・ベッドday bedともいう。すでに古代ギリシアの市民家庭においては,食事や談合のときに用いられる四脚式の長い臥面の一端にひじ掛けまたは頭架用の設備と長枕,マットを備えたクリネーとよばれる寝いすがあった。…

※「day bed」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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