Sekirov Dictionary

mattress

/ˈmætɹɪs/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

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.
A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment
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A form of lagging, in particular for boilers.
- Spun glass mattresses are used for lagging the boiler, which has three Ross pop safety valves on the front ring. — 1941

verb1

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To cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket.
- A comfortable litter of pine needles had mattressed the ground and spreading branches had been a canopy overhead. — 1997

forms

mattressed · mattressing · mattresses

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