Tatami

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Straw matting used as a floor covering especially in a Japanese house.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A floor-mat about two inches thick, made of rice-straw bound together and covered on the upper surface with matting. The edges are usually bound with cloth.
  • n. A Japanese measure of surface, that of a mat 6 shaku in length by 3 shaku in width, or nearly 6 feet by 3 feet.
  • Word Usage
    "Japan, of course, uses that oh-so-traditional unit of measurement known as the tatami mat, and the size of a room is always expressed in how many tatami would fit inside, even if it's a traditional Western room with wooden flooring."
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