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n. A usually rectangular pad of heavy cloth filled with soft material or an arrangement of coiled springs, used as or on a bed.

n. An airtight inflatable pad used as or on a bed or as a cushion.

n. A closely woven mat of brush and poles used to protect an embankment, a dike, or a dam from erosion.

n. 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.

n. A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment

n. A large pad stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable soft material, and quilted or otherwise fastened, used as or in a bed, to support the human body while lying down.

n. A mass of interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn away by currents or waves.

n. A bed consisting of a bag filled with straw, hair, moss, sponge, husks, excelsior, or other soft and elastic material, and usually quilted or tacked with transverse cords at short intervals to prevent the contents from slipping.

n. In hydraulic engineering, a mat or mass of brushwood, willow rods, light poles, or other like material, roughly woven or tied together and used to form foundations for dikes and jetties, or as aprons, fencing, curtains, or surfacing for dikes, dams, embankments, and similar constructions, either for assisting to hold together loose material or to prevent injury by the erosion of water.

n. a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed

"Both Berna and Goldberg bristle at the term "mattress," since these patches of floor coverings may have served a variety of purposes."

pad   

wire mattress    french mattress    spring-mattress    futon    botton sheet   

matress   

tick    air mattress    featherbed    spring mattress    pallet    futon    paillasse    palliasse   

go to the mattresses   

pillow    blanket    couch    pallet    mat    rug    cot    towel    quilt    armchair