plural tatami or tatamis
: straw matting used as a floor covering in a Japanese home
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Choose from sofa-style seats, cozy box seats and private tatami rooms that can accommodate up to six with mats, seating, tables and big windows from which to watch the landscape roll by.
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
Going further back down memory lane, the designer said his childhood was spent growing up on a tatami and watching black-and-white TV.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
The interior features extensive use of oak in a variety of finishes – striped, glossy, brushed, and dark brown with a distinctive ‘tatami’ texture for the flooring.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
If in ‘Star Wars’ people were having incredible battles in outer space, Japanese directors were ripping tatami mats and fingernails apart.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
Going further back down memory lane, the designer said his childhood was spent growing up on a tatami and watching black-and-white TV.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
The interior features extensive use of oak in a variety of finishes – striped, glossy, brushed, and dark brown with a distinctive ‘tatami’ texture for the flooring.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
If in ‘Star Wars’ people were having incredible battles in outer space, Japanese directors were ripping tatami mats and fingernails apart.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tatami
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“Tatami.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tatami. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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