Ottomanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Ottoman in the early 19th century; so named because reclining on a couch was associated with Middle Eastern customs.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈɑtəmən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɒtəmən/
• ハイフネーション: ot‧to‧man

名詞

ottoman (countable and uncountable, plural ottomans)

1. (furniture) An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
   • 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:

     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.

   • 2015 July 26, Will Self, “Original short story: Architectural Salvage, by Will Self”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     These hefty features were on display together with dry-point engravings, marble busts, and mahogany whatnots, which the guests now squeezed between, plumping themselves down on over-stuffed ottomans beneath gleaming crystal electroliers.

   • 2024 October 14, Issy Ronald, “Woman killed by malfunctioning ottoman bed”, in CNN‎:

     A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said.

2. (furniture) A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat.

   Synonyms: footstool, hassock, pouffe, tuffet, tumpty

   • 1869, Catherine E. Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The American Woman’s Home‎:

     This ottoman is set on casters, and is a great convenience for holding articles, while serving also as a seat.

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

派生語

参考

• chesago

アナグラム

• Mattoon