tatami

[ tuh-tah-mee ]

/ təˈtɑ mi /

noun, plural ta·ta·mi, ta·ta·mis.

(in Japanese houses) any of a number of thick, woven straw mats of uniform dimensions, about 3 feet by 6 feet (91 centimeters by 183 centimeters), the placing of which determines the dimensions of an interior.

Origin of tatami

From Japanese, dating back to 1895–1900; noun use of the verb: “to fold up”

Words nearby tatami

tasty, tat, ta ta, Tatabánya, tatahash, tatami, Tatar, Tatar Republic, Tatarstan, Tatar Strait, Tatary

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Example sentences from the Web for tatami

Roughly her ladyship threw her aside, face upward on the tatami.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)|James S. De Benneville
The place completely surrounded, tatami were taken from the neighbouring houses for use as shields against the arrows.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)|James S. De Benneville
Allow him to die in Yotsuya, upon the tatami; not on the bare earth, to be thrown on the moor for dogs to gnaw.
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari|James S. De Benneville
The multitudes of fleas that infest the normal Japanese home are convincing proof of the real state of the "tatami."
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick

She waited the reply, eyes cast down on the tatami, for she at least had some remains of modesty.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)|James S. De Benneville

British Dictionary definitions for tatami

tatami

/ (təˈtɑːmɪ, tæˈtæmɪ) /

noun plural -mi or -mis

a thick rectangular mat of woven straw, used as a standard to measure a Japanese room

Word Origin for tatami

Japanese

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单词	tatami
释义	tatami [ tuh-tah-mee ] / təˈtɑ mi / noun, plural ta·ta·mi, ta·ta·mis. (in Japanese houses) any of a number of thick, woven straw mats of uniform dimensions, about 3 feet by 6 feet (91 centimeters by 183 centimeters), the placing of which determines the dimensions of an interior. Origin of tatami From Japanese, dating back to 1895–1900; noun use of the verb: “to fold up” Words nearby tatami tasty, tat, ta ta, Tatabánya, tatahash, tatami, Tatar, Tatar Republic, Tatarstan, Tatar Strait, Tatary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tatami Roughly her ladyship threw her aside, face upward on the tatami. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)\|James S. De Benneville The place completely surrounded, tatami were taken from the neighbouring houses for use as shields against the arrows. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)\|James S. De Benneville Allow him to die in Yotsuya, upon the tatami; not on the bare earth, to be thrown on the moor for dogs to gnaw. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari\|James S. De Benneville The multitudes of fleas that infest the normal Japanese home are convincing proof of the real state of the "tatami." Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic\|Sidney L. Gulick She waited the reply, eyes cast down on the tatami, for she at least had some remains of modesty. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)\|James S. De Benneville British Dictionary definitions for tatami tatami / (təˈtɑːmɪ, tæˈtæmɪ) / noun plural -mi or -mis a thick rectangular mat of woven straw, used as a standard to measure a Japanese room Word Origin for tatami Japanese Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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