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mattress

Matratze

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
mattress
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Matratze
[1] „To form this patent mattress, seven pounds of prepared horse-hair are to be divided into two equal parcels, one of which is to be spread out evenly over a piece of ticken of the same dimensions as the intended mattress.“
Englisch > Englisch
mattress
1. subst. 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.
2. subst. A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment
3. v. To cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket.
Deutsch > Englisch
Matratze
1. n-f. mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on)
2. n-f. (vulgar, pejorative slang) clipping of Dorfmatratze: town bicycle