/ ˈmætrəs; NAmE / noun
the soft part of a bed, that you lie on :
a soft / hard mattress
—picture at divan
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French and Italian from Arabic maṭraḥ carpet or cushion, from ṭaraḥa to throw.
/ ˈmætrəs; NAmE / noun
the soft part of a bed, that you lie on :
a soft / hard mattress
—picture at divan
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French and Italian from Arabic maṭraḥ carpet or cushion, from ṭaraḥa to throw.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005