feather bed

feather bed

n.

1. A mattress stuffed with feathers.

2. A bed having a feather mattress.

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feather bed

n

(Furniture) a mattress filled with feathers or down

vb, -beds, -bedding or -bedded

1. (tr) to pamper; spoil

2. (intr) US to be subject to or engage in featherbedding

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feath′er bed′

n.

a mattress stuffed with soft feathers.

[before 1000]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

feather bed - a mattress stuffed with feathers   featherbed mattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed

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Translations

materasso di piume