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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1381, 1500-1565, 1653
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Materes, -ase, Matres, -as, Marterres, n. Also ? altered or ? erroneous variant: martize. [ME. (c 1290) and e.m.E. materas, -ace, mat(t)race, e.m.E. matras, -es, -ys, -ice, OF. materas, matras: cf. Mathelas.] A mattress or stuffed underlay for a bed. 1375 Exchequer Rolls II. 508.
Per empcionem de j materes ad vsum regis precii ix s. 1381 Exchequer Rolls III. 63.
Pro carpitis et matras … ad cameram regis 1500 Treasurer's Accounts II. 20.
For tua quhit matrasses bocht to the King to lay undir his bed, ilk pece xx s.1501 Treasurer's Accounts II. 35. 1503–4 Treasurer's Accounts II. 239.
Tua matressis 1538 Treasurer's Accounts VII. 43.
For vj elnis of cammes to wynd the matres in 1562 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 227.
xl elnis of quhite fusteane to be twa martizes 1564–5 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 347.
Quhite fustiane to be ane marterres 1653 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries XXIII. 300.
Ane hung bed … therin one materase, one fether bed [etc.]
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