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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mat•tress /ˈmætrɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a large pad used on a bed for support.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mat•tress (ma′tris),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- See air mattress.
- a mat woven of brush, poles, or similar material, used to prevent erosion of the surface of dikes, jetties, embankments, dams, etc.
- Buildinga layer of concrete placed on bare ground, as to provide a footing;
mat. - a layer of any material used to cushion, protect, reinforce, or the like.
- Arabic maṭraḥ mat, cushion
- Italian materasso
- Old French
- Middle English materas 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mattress /ˈmætrɪs/ n - 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
Also called: Dutch mattress a woven mat of brushwood, poles, etc, used to protect an embankment, dyke, etc, from scour- a concrete or steel raft or slab used as a foundation or footing
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Italian materasso, from Arabic almatrah place where something is thrown |