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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2022
mat•tress /ˈmætrɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a large pad used on a bed for support.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2022
mat•tress  (ma′tris),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
  2. See air mattress. 
  3. a mat woven of brush, poles, or similar material, used to prevent erosion of the surface of dikes, jetties, embankments, dams, etc.
  4. Buildinga layer of concrete placed on bare ground, as to provide a footing;
    mat.
  5. a layer of any material used to cushion, protect, reinforce, or the like.
  • Arabic maṭraḥ mat, cushion
  • Italian materasso
  • Old French
  • Middle English materas 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mattress /ˈmætrɪs/ n
  1. a large flat pad with a strong cover, filled with straw, foam rubber, etc, and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or as part of a bed

  2. Also called: Dutch mattress a woven mat of brushwood, poles, etc, used to protect an embankment, dyke, etc, from scour
  3. a concrete or steel raft or slab used as a foundation or footing
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Italian materasso, from Arabic almatrah place where something is thrown
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