About The Word Mattress
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Mattress
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What's The Definition Of Mattress?
[n] a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
Synonyms | Synonyms for Mattress: Related Terms | Find terms related to Mattress: See Also | air mattress | bed | feather bed | featherbed | futon | pad | paillasse | pallet | palliasse | spring mattress | tick Mattress In Webster's Dictionary \Mat"tress\, n. [OF. materas, F. matelas, LL.
matratium; cf. Sp. & Pg. almadraque, Pr. almatrac; all from
Ar. ma[.t]rah a place where anything is thrown, what is
thrown under something, fr. [.t]araha to throw.]
1. A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other
suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened.
[Written also {matress}.]
2. (Hydraulic Engin.) A mass of interwoven brush, poles,
etc., to protect a bank from being worn away by currents
or waves.
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