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mattress

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
mat·tress 
          Listen to the pronunciation of mattress
Pronunciation:
\ˈma-trəs\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English materas, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin materacium, from Arabic maṭraḥ place where something is thrown
Date:
14th century
1 a: a fabric case filled with resilient material (as cotton, hair, feathers, foam rubber, or an arrangement of coiled springs) used either alone as a bed or on a bedstead b: an inflatable airtight sack for use as a mattress2: a device (as of interwoven brush and poles) used to protect a shoreline, bank, or streambed from erosion


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