plural tatami or tatamis
: straw matting used as a floor covering in a Japanese home
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In particular, the couple have a special penchant for tatami—a traditional woven rush mat found in most Japanese ryokans.
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John Wogan, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
The Rooms The 52-room hotel has six tiers of guest rooms, all of which blend traditional Japanese design (every room has tatami mat floors) with contemporary design.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
Loneliness had coated the inside of his cabinets like mold and thrived in the weave of his tatami.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Massara’s décor is as minimalist as a Japanese tatami room but, owing to high ceilings, hard surfaces, and a crowd as loud as arguing ESPN commentators, everyone else must speak louder as a result.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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John Wogan, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
The Rooms The 52-room hotel has six tiers of guest rooms, all of which blend traditional Japanese design (every room has tatami mat floors) with contemporary design.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
Loneliness had coated the inside of his cabinets like mold and thrived in the weave of his tatami.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Massara’s décor is as minimalist as a Japanese tatami room but, owing to high ceilings, hard surfaces, and a crowd as loud as arguing ESPN commentators, everyone else must speak louder as a result.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Tatami.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tatami. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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