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matrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ma-trass
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bolt for a crossbow.

Obsolete

noun

A type of bolthead flask used in chemical distillation.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman matraz (“shaft, dart”), Middle French materas, from an unattested post-classical variant of Latin mataris, materis (“Gaulish throwing-spear”), from a Gaulish language.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: matraz, materas, mataris, matracium, matheras, مطرة

Usage

Inflected Forms

matrasses (plural)

Questions

What does matrass mean?
A bolt for a crossbow.
Where does matrass come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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