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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