Mattress definition

Mattress

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WordNet

(1) A large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed

WiktionaryText

From Middle English materas < Old French < Arabic (máʈraħ) (place where something is thrown) < (ʈáraħa), to throw.

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.