box spring

box spring

n.

A cloth-covered frame containing rows of coil springs, usually placed under a mattress for support.

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box spring

n

(Furniture) a coiled spring contained in a boxlike frame, used as a base for mattresses, chairs, etc

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box′ spring`

n.

an upholstered bedspring composed of a number of helical springs, each in a cylindrical cloth pocket.

[1890–95]

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Noun

1.

box spring - a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth bedspring - (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed

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