Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MAT'RESS
MAT'RESS, n. [W. matras; D. id.; It. materasso; G. matratze; Fr. matelas; Arm. matelaƧz, from mat.]
A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss or other soft material, and quilted.
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