mattress
noun
Origin of mattress
Examples from the Web for mattress
Contemporary Examples of mattress
Matthew complained about his jail-issued coveralls and the mattress in his cell after he was captured in Texas.
You tell Hassan to have the Iraqi army soldiers check the mattress.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in IraqNathan Bradley Bethea
August 31, 2014
The mother unties the palm staves from the mattress, then takes the nylon ropes and ties the mattress to the boat.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in IraqNathan Bradley Bethea
August 31, 2014
The mattress causes the boat to tip forward, and in the ensuing rocking the boat begins to take on water.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in IraqNathan Bradley Bethea
August 31, 2014
The four of them move to the boat, right it, balance the mattress across its bow and shove it towards the water.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in IraqNathan Bradley Bethea
August 31, 2014
Historical Examples of mattress
The shirt was clotted with blood; so were the mattress under him and the floor.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
They put a mattress in the bottom of the cart, and plenty of blankets.
Heather and SnowGeorge MacDonald
Captain Beaudoin was again resting on his mattress in the large room.
The DownfallEmile Zola
Etienne could sleep in the shop, on a mattress on the floor, that was all.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
When the mattress was empty she got thirty sous for the sack so as to be able to have coffee.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola