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mattress
mat·tress / ˈmatrəs/ • n. a fabric case filled with deformable or resilient material, used for sleeping on. ∎ Engineering a flat structure of brushwood, concrete, or other material used as strengthening or support for foundations, embankments, etc. |
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"mattress." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mattress." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mattress.html "mattress." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mattress.html |
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mattress
mattress XIII. ME. materas — OF. — It. materasso — Arab. maṭraḥ place where something is thrown, mat, cushion, f. ṭaraḥa throw.
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T. F. HOAD. "mattress." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mattress." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mattress.html T. F. HOAD. "mattress." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mattress.html |
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mattress
mattress •arris, Clarice, Harries, Harris, Paris
•mattress • actress • benefactress
•Polaris • enchantress
•derris, Nerys, terrace
•Emrys • empress
•directress, Electress
•temptress • sempstress
•Apollinaris, heiress
•waitress • seamstress • ex libris
•headmistress, mistress
•housemistress • toastmistress
•schoolmistress • ancestress
•dentifrice
•iris, Osiris
•tigress, Tigris
•cypress
•Boris, doch-an-dorris, Doris, Horace, Maurice, Norris, orris
•cantoris, Dolores, loris
•laundress • fortress • jointress
•hubris • buttress
•conductress, instructress, seductress
•huntress • peeress • Beatrice
•arbitress • berberis • anchoress
•ephemeris • ambassadress
•adventuress • clitoris • authoress
•avarice
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"mattress." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mattress." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mattress.html "mattress." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mattress.html |
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