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   mattress

   /ˈmatrɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a fabric case filled with soft, firm, or springy material, used for sleeping on.
   • 2. a flat structure of concrete, brushwood, or other material, used as strengthening or support for foundations, embankments, etc.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French and Italian from Arabic maṭraḥ ‘carpet or cushion’, from ṭaraḥa ‘to throw’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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