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  • noun Plural form of ottoman.

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Examples

  • Each of these leather ottomans is stuffed with foam and natural fibers for equal doses of style and comfort.

    15 Colorful Interior Arrangements From John Loecke 2009

  • There were two couches of the kind they used to call ottomans inside, which had evidently once formed part of the _château_ furnishings for their faded splendour accorded little with the decrepit interior of the hut.

    Jacqueline of Golden River H. M. Egbert 1919

  • Products such as ottomans and bathmats made from recycled flip-flops are "whimsical and interesting, but it's not doing things at the deepest level.

    Designer Trash 2008

  • Jason Henry for The Wall Street Journal The interior finishes of the lobby, or "Living Room", Mr. Edelstein picked out himself, from the tufted leather ottomans to funky armchairs covered in white pony upholstery, Mongolian alpaca chairs, slate velvet armchairs and a 19-foot-long beaded curtain.

    Edelstein's Beach Hangout 2011

  • There were two raised areas for lounge seating, featuring funky white sofas and ottomans that invited guests to sit and mingle.

    My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011

  • There were two raised areas for lounge seating, featuring funky white sofas and ottomans that invited guests to sit and mingle.

    My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011

  • Mr. Deitch laid it out rather clearly, as guests sat on ottomans feasting on lamb tagine.

    At Art Basel, Sensory and Social Overload Marshall Heyman 2011

  • Mr. Grange, on the other hand, uses pairs to do something surprising—as in the 1973 living room where the two Grange-designed orange leather ottomans are split up informally and appear to be giant pumpkins growing out of that green carpet.

    Dressed-Down Decor, Decoded David Netto 2011

  • Stevie Nutjob: Speaking of ottomans, I went bowling with my Dad over the weekend.

    Eliezer Sobel: Limbaugh & Hannity Endorse Obama! Eliezer Sobel 2012

  • Stevie Nutjob: Speaking of ottomans, I went bowling with my Dad over the weekend.

    Eliezer Sobel: Limbaugh & Hannity Endorse Obama! Eliezer Sobel 2012

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