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ottoman

[ot-uh-muhn] / ˈɒt ə mən /
NOUN
footstool
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A chair he designed is known as the Platner chair and still sells, with its ottoman, for as much as $18,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

We would also lose one of TV’s most unforgettable opening sequences highlighted by Van Dyke’s Rob Petrie tumbling over an ottoman, then springing to his feet with a grin.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2025

Artist Darren Romanelli teamed up with Goodwill and scoured EBay to piece together his Olympic-themed lounge chair and ottoman.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2025

Having an upholstered ottoman can be more functional than a coffee table, since it allows you to put your feet up.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2023

It twiddles along for a minute through the air and lands on the brown ottoman, which enrages my mother because it didn’t fall fast enough or land hard enough.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson




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