Noah 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.

Multi-Version Concordance Mattress (3 Occurrences) Luke 5:25 Instantly he stood up in their presence, took up the mattress on which he had been lying, and went away to his home, giving glory to God. (WEY) 1 Samuel 19:13 and Michal taketh the teraphim, and layeth on the bed, and the mattress of goats' 'hair' she hath put 'for' his pillows, and covereth with a garment. (YLT) 1 Samuel 19:16 And the messengers come in, and lo, the teraphim 'are' on the bed, and the mattress of goats' 'hair', 'for' his pillows. (YLT)