- a variation of matrass.
mattrass
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She lay upon a mattrass, propped up with a pile of cushions, in a lower apartment of the palace.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 by Various
They sent down a mattrass, pillow, and blanket; there was no wood to build a large fire outside, but I collected some chips, and lit a small fire inside, and placed my mattrass alongside.
From Canadian Eclipse Party 1869 by Commander E. D. Ashe
They let me down into the boat in an arm-chair, laid me upon a mattrass, put a cushion under my head, and covered me with a silken coverlet.
From Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
However, we grabbed the mattrass and pallets all equally elegant as the couch.
From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Sir J. M. (James MacPherson) Le Moine
The prospectus said also that bed-clothes were supplied to us, and these were already in the bunks—it said mattrass, pillow, sheets, and blanket.
From Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) by Thorvald Weitemeyer
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