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mattress
English
Etymology
From Middle English materas, from Old French, from Arabic ???????? (ma?ra?, “place where something is thrown”), from ??????? (?ara?a, “to throw”). Compare divan, from Persian via Turkish (both of Middle Eastern origin, due to the local custom of lying on padding on floor being foreign to Europeans).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?mæt??s/
Noun
mattress (plural mattresses)
- 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.
- A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- bottom sheet
- futon
Verb
mattress (third-person singular simple present mattresses, present participle mattressing, simple past and past participle mattressed)
- (transitive) To cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket.
- 1997, Andrew R. M. Patterson, A planet through a field of stars (page 123)
- A comfortable litter of pine needles had mattressed the ground and spreading branches had been a canopy overhead.
- 1997, Andrew R. M. Patterson, A planet through a field of stars (page 123)
Anagrams
- smart set, smartest, smatters
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featherbed
English
Etymology
From feather +? bed.
Noun
featherbed (plural featherbeds)
- A mattress stuffed with feathers.
- (Britain, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.
Alternative forms
- feather bed
Translations
Verb
featherbed (third-person singular simple present featherbeds, present participle featherbedding, simple past and past participle featherbedded)
- (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
Alternative forms
- feather-bed
Translations
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