mattress

mat·tress

M0156300 (măt′rĭs)n.1. a. A usually rectangular pad of heavy cloth filled with soft material or an arrangement of coiled springs, used as or on a bed.b. An airtight inflatable pad used as or on a bed or as a cushion.2. A closely woven mat of brush and poles used to protect an embankment, a dike, or a dam from erosion.

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[Middle English materas, mattresse, from Old French materas, from Old Italian materasso and from Medieval Latin matracium, both from Arabic maṭraḥ, place where something is thrown, mat, cushion, from ṭaraḥa, to throw; see ṭrḥ in Semitic roots.]

mattress

(ˈmætrɪs) n1. (Furniture) 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 bed2. (Civil Engineering) Also called: Dutch mattress a woven mat of brushwood, poles, etc, used to protect an embankment, dyke, etc, from scour3. (Building) a concrete or steel raft or slab used as a foundation or footing. Sometimes shortened to: mat 4. (Building) a network of reinforcing rods or expanded metal sheeting, used in reinforced concrete5. (Civil Engineering) civil engineering another name for blinding³[C13: via Old French from Italian materasso, from Arabic almatrah place where something is thrown]

mat•tress

(ˈmæ trɪs)

n. 1. a large pad used as or on a bed and consisting of a cloth case filled with straw, cotton, foam rubber, or similar supporting material. 2. air mattress. 3. a mat woven of brush, poles, or similar material, used to prevent erosion of dikes, jetties, etc. 4. a layer of any material used to cushion or protect. [1250–1300; Middle English materas < Old French < Italian materasso < Arabic maṭraḥ mat, cushion]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bedair mattress - a mattress that can be stored flat and inflated for usebed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"feather bed, featherbed - a mattress stuffed with feathersfuton - mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised framepad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfortpaillasse, palliasse - mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdustpallet - a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bedspring mattress - a mattress containing springs in a rigid frametick - a light mattress

Translations

床垫

mattress

(ˈmӕtris) noun a thick, firm layer of padding, covered in cloth etc, for lying on, usually as part of a bed. 床墊 床垫

mattress

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