feather bed
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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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Noun | 1. | feather bed - a mattress stuffed with feathers 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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