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mattress |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mattress \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mattress n : a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
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