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matrass

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mat⋅rass

[ma-truhs]
–noun Chemistry.
a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
Also, mattrass.


Origin:
1595–1605; < F matras, perh. < Ar maṭarah leather bottle < Gk metrēts a liquid measure
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