mattress

Definitions


[ˈmatrɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fabric case filled with soft, firm, or springy material, used for sleeping on

- a flat structure of concrete, brushwood, or other material, used as strengthening or support for foundations, embankments, etc.


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Origin:
Middle English: via Old French and Italian from Arabic maṭraḥ ‘carpet or cushion’, from ṭaraḥa ‘to throw’




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