ottomans

Noun

ottoman (countable and uncountable, plural ottomans)

1. An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
   • In the middle of the room there is a big ottoman; and this, with the carpet, the Morris wall-papers, and the Morris chintz window curtains and brocade covers of the ottoman and its cushions, supply all the ornament, and are much too handsome to be hidden by odds and ends of useless things.1912 (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “Pygmalion”, in Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, Pygmalion, London: Constable and Company, published 1916, →OCLC, Act III, page 144
2. A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.
   • This ottoman is set on casters, and is a great convenience for holding articles, while serving also as a seat.1869, Catherine E. Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The American Woman’s Home

   Synonyms:

   footstool, hassock, pouffe, tuffet, tumpty

3. A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns.

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