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mattress

[ma-tris]

noun

  1. a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.

  2. air mattress.

  3. a mat woven of brush, poles, or similar material, used to prevent erosion of the surface of dikes, jetties, embankments, dams, etc.

  4. a layer of concrete placed on bare ground, as to provide a footing; mat.

  5. a layer of any material used to cushion, protect, reinforce, or the like.



mattress

/ ˈmætrɪs /

noun

  1. a large flat pad with a strong cover, filled with straw, foam rubber, etc, and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or as part of a bed

  2. Also called: Dutch mattressa woven mat of brushwood, poles, etc, used to protect an embankment, dyke, etc, from scour

  3. Sometimes shortened to: mata concrete or steel raft or slab used as a foundation or footing

  4. a network of reinforcing rods or expanded metal sheeting, used in reinforced concrete

  5. civil engineering another name for blinding

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mattress1

1250–1300; Middle English materas < Old French < Italian materasso < Arabic maṭraḥ mat, cushion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mattress1

C13: via Old French from Italian materasso, from Arabic almatrah place where something is thrown
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Example Sentences

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Next to the pit, where at least some vegetation appeared to have been used as fuel, was a mattress, shopping cart and tarp.

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Many protect themselves by stashing tens of billions of dollars abroad or hidden under mattresses.

Mr Dods lies down on a thin mattress on the floor of the cabin, covered with a grey duvet.

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Rooms are still coated with a thick blanket of ash and littered with melted appliances and mattress coils—the shells of beds that were set on fire.

Argentina has a history of debasing its currency, which is why its people keep billions of dollars in coffee cans, home safes and mattresses.

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