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mattress
[ ma-tris ]
noun
- 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.
- a mat woven of brush, poles, or similar material, used to prevent erosion of the surface of dikes, jetties, embankments, dams, etc.
- a 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.
mattress
/ ˈ³¾Ã¦³Ù°ùɪ²õ /
noun
- 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 calledDutch 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 Sometimes shortened tomat
- a network of reinforcing rods or expanded metal sheeting, used in reinforced concrete
- civil engineering another name for blinding
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mattress1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mattress1
Example Sentences
All over the city we saw people laying out mats and mattresses outside their homes as evening approached, preferring to sleep outdoors.
Five weeks passed in a fever-dream of Airbnbs and air mattresses until, finally, we were able to secure a short-term lease on a place of our own.
“The kids’ mattresses had to be replaced, and some of the furniture will eventually have to go, but not yet.â€
Already, the area in front of the school was snarled with donkey carts loaded with people’s belongings, cooking gas cylinders, jugs of drinking water, mattresses and tarps.
"There are no beds or mattresses in their room. My father sleeps on empty cardboard boxes in the quarry," he said.
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