plural mattresses
1
a
: a fabric case filled with resilient material (such as cotton, hair, feathers, foam rubber, or an arrangement of coiled springs) used either alone as a bed or on a bedstead
b
: a soft, airtight case that is designed to be inflated and used as a bed : air mattress
2
: a device (as of interwoven brush and poles) used to protect a shoreline, bank, or streambed from erosion
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The Miami shipper’s list of 134 items headed for the Caribbean looked pretty tame: tires, bicycles, refrigerators and mattresses.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
There is a slight misalignment of the drawers, not noticeable with a mattress and bedding.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2025
The bed is made by combining two queen-sized mattresses.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The mattress bore the phrase ‘Heliocentrism is a lie’ in spray paint.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
There is a slight misalignment of the drawers, not noticeable with a mattress and bedding.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2025
The bed is made by combining two queen-sized mattresses.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The mattress bore the phrase ‘Heliocentrism is a lie’ in spray paint.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Mattress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mattress. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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mattress
noun
mat·tress
ˈma-trəs 
1
: a fabric case filled with springy material used as a bed or on a bedstead
2
: a sack that can be filled with air or water and used as a mattress
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