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mattress 1. a woven mat of brushwood, poles, etc., used to protect an embankment, dyke, etc., from scour 2. Civil engineering another name for blinding mattress [′ma·trəs] (civil engineering) A woven mat, often of wire and cement blocks, used to prevent erosion of dikes, jetties, or river banks. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Under the mattress there was nothing but the metal netting, which could not conceal anything or anybody. I now marvel at the patience of the students while sleeping upon the floor while waiting for some kind of a bedstead to be constructed, or at their sleeping without any kind of a mattress while waiting for something that looked like a mattress to be made. Rather than look for better quarters I lay down on the mattress without removing my clothing and fell asleep. |
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