1
: a chaise longue of a type made 1680–1780
2
: a couch that can be converted into a bed
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Pearl Cove Beach Club will offer beachfront daybeds, private cabanas and Super Villas, each of which includes access to the club’s open bar service, infinity pool, full-service restaurant and beachfront.
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Whether an 18th-century daybed or a present-day photo of artist Zanele Muholi gazing at her reflection while in bed, interior settings allow for the shedding of inhibitions.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
Airbnb The infinity pool looks out over the Pacific Ocean, with palm trees overhead, and plush daybeds all around.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024
Visually, these notes bounce back to the console, to the chrome swivel, and then are enveloped in a comely, cushioned daybed, another NJCR piece.
—John Ortved, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
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Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Whether an 18th-century daybed or a present-day photo of artist Zanele Muholi gazing at her reflection while in bed, interior settings allow for the shedding of inhibitions.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
Airbnb The infinity pool looks out over the Pacific Ocean, with palm trees overhead, and plush daybeds all around.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024
Visually, these notes bounce back to the console, to the chrome swivel, and then are enveloped in a comely, cushioned daybed, another NJCR piece.
—John Ortved, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Daybed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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daybed
noun
day·bed
ˈdā-ˌbed 
: a couch that can be converted into a bed
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