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matrasses

matrasses is the plural of matrass.

Meaning of matrass

Noun (1)

matrass (plural matrasses)

  1. (obsolete) A bolt for a crossbow.

Noun (2)

matrass (plural matrasses)

  1. (archaic) A type of bolthead flask used in chemical distillation.
    • So the learn’d Alchemist exulting sees / Rise in his bright matrass Diana’s trees […].1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 206

Questions about matrasses

What is matrasses the plural of?
Matrasses is the plural of matrass.

Words near matrasses in the dictionary

  1. matranees
  2. Matranga
  3. Matrangas
  4. matras
  5. matrass
  6. matrasses
  7. Matraville
  8. Matrena
  9. matrep
  10. matres
  11. matres lectionis

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