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matress

matress is the archaic form of mattress.

Meaning of mattress

Noun

mattress (plural mattresses)

  1. 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.
  2. A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment
  3. A form of lagging, in particular for boilers.
    • Spun glass mattresses are used for lagging the boiler, which has three Ross pop safety valves on the front ring.1941 April, “British Locomotive Developments”, in The Railway Magazine, London: Tothill Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 173

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Forms of matress

pluralmatresses

Questions about matress

What is matress the archaic form of?
Matress is the archaic form of mattress.

Words near matress in the dictionary

  1. matrescent
  2. matresfamilias
  3. matreshka
  4. matreshkas
  5. matreshki
  6. matress
  7. matresses
  8. matri-
  9. matriarch
  10. matriarchal
  11. matriarchalism

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