mattress
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English materas, from Old French, from Arabic مطرح (máʈraħ, “place where something is thrown”), from طرح (ʈáraħa, “to throw”).
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Noun[edit]
mattress (plural mattresses)
- A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.
- A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment
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a pad on which a person can recline and sleep
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