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Webster 1913 Edition

matrass

ma-trass′

,
Noun.
[F.
matras
; perh. so called from its long narrow neck; cf. OF.
matras
large arrow, L.
materis
,
mataris
,
matara
, a Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin.]
(Chem.)
A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.

Webster 1828 Edition

Matrass

MAT'RASS

,
Noun.
[L. mitto.] A cucurbit; a chimical vessel in the shape of an egg, or with a tapering neck, open at the top, serving the purposes of digestion, evaporation, &c.

Definition 2024

matrass

matrass

English

Noun

matrass ‎(plural matrasses)

  1. (obsolete) A bolt for a crossbow
  2. (obsolete, chemistry) A bolthead flask

Etymology

French matras

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