Mattress
Mattress , noun
[Old French materas, French matelas, Late Latin matratium; compare Sp. & Portuguese almadraque, Pr. almatrac; all from Arabic matrah a place where anything is thrown, what is thrown under something, from taraha to throw.]
1.
A large pad stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable soft material, and quilted or otherwise fastened, used as or in a bed, to support the human body while lying down.
2.
(Hydraulic Engineering) A mass of interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn away by currents or waves.
Collocations (1)
innerspring mattress , A variety of mattress{1} having springs inside to provide a flexible support; it is considered more comfortable than a stuffed mattress.