Bible Dictionaries
Mattress

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened.

(2):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mattress'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mattress.html. 1828.