Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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MATTRASS, n. Also matressh (Lth. 1912 W. Cuthbertson Dykeside Folk 156). Sc. forms of Eng. mattress (I. and n.Sc., em.Sc.(a), wm.Sc. 1962). [mət′rɑs]
[O.Fr. materas, id. The form mattréss [-′trɛs] is also common, Sc. having retained the Fr. accentuation on the final syllable.]
