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matrass definition

mat·rass (ma′trəs)

noun

a glass container with a rounded body and a long neck, formerly used in distilling, etc.

Etymology: Fr matras, kind of arrow, blunt borer < Gaul mataris, javelin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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