MATTRESSES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Mattress

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈmatrɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a fabric case filled with soft, firm, or springy material, used for sleeping on.

Short Definition:

fabric case filled with soft, firm

Definition:

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

Short Definition:

flat structure of material, used as strengthening or support for foundations

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