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Murphy bed
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English
Etymology
From inventor William L. Murphy + en bed.
Noun
en North America A light type of bed designed to be folded up or swung into a wall or closet for storage when not in use. from 20th c.
en 2021 w:Rickie Lee Jones Last Chance Texaco Grove Press 2022 104 We lived in just one room with a Murphy bed and a kitchen that looked out on the alley.
Translations
bed that folds up into the wall
Arabic: ar سرير مورفي
Dutch: nl opklapbed n
French: fr lit escamotable m
German: de Schrankbett n
Hebrew: he מיטת קיר
Icelandic: is skáprúm n
Italian: it letto a scomparsa m
Polish: pl składane łóżko n
Portuguese: pt cama retrátil
Romanian: ro pat rabatabil
Russian: ru складна́я кровать
Spanish: es cama abatible, es cama plegable
See also
en bunk bed
en trundle bed
References
1967
en eponyms genericized trademarks
en Bedding Furniture