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mattrass

mattrass 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 mattrass

pluralmattrasses

Questions about mattrass

What is mattrass the archaic form of?
Mattrass is the archaic form of mattress.

Words near mattrass in the dictionary

  1. Mattos
  2. Mattoses
  3. mattowacca
  4. Mattox
  5. Mattoxes
  6. mattrass
  7. mattrasses
  8. mattress
  9. mattress actress
  10. mattress actresses
  11. mattress cover

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