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A mattress protector with elastic on top of a bed base. A mattress protector (also mattress cover, mattress pad may mean this or a mattress topper [1]) is an item of removable bedding that sits on top of, or encases, a mattress to protect it. Some mattress protectors also provide protection to the person sleeping on the mattress from allergens ...
Matchbook cover, World War II, Uncle Sam. A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collecting. Many ...
A bed with a duvet. A duvet (UK: / ˈ d uː v eɪ / DOO-vay, US: / d uː ˈ v eɪ / doo-VAY; [1] [2] from French duvet 'down'), usually called a comforter or (down-filled) quilt in American English, [3] [4] [5] and a doona in Australian English, [6] is a type of bedding consisting of a soft flat bag filled with either down, feathers, wool, cotton, silk, or a synthetic alternative, and is ...
Futon. Japanese-style futon s laid out for sleeping in a ryokan (inn). In green, three shikibuton s per bed; in red, turned-back kakebuton s. The top two futons in each stack are covered in white fitted sheets, matching the pillowslips. A futon ( 布団) is a traditional Japanese style of bedding . A complete futon set consists of a mattress ...
Mattress. Two-sided, innerspring pillow-top mattress on box-spring foundation with a woven damask cover also called a mattress sheet. A mattress is a large, usually rectangular pad for supporting a lying person. It is designed to be used as a bed, or on a bed frame as part of a bed. Mattresses may consist of a quilted or similarly fastened case ...
A bed is an item of furniture that is used as a place to sleep, rest, and relax. [1] [2] Most modern beds consist of a soft, cushioned mattress on a bed frame. The mattress rests either on a solid base, often wood slats, or a sprung base. Many beds include a box spring inner-sprung base, which is a large mattress-sized box containing wood and ...
Tick mattress. A tick mattress, bed tick or tick is a large bag made of strong, stiff, tightly-woven material [ 1] ( ticking ). This is then filled to make a mattress, with material such as straw, chaff, horsehair, coarse wool or down feathers, [ 2]: 674–5 vol1 and less commonly, leaves, grass, reeds, bracken, or seaweed. [ 3]
List of presidents of India. Top left: Rajendra Prasad was the first and longest-serving President of India. Top right: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was the first scientist to become President of India. Bottom left: Pratibha Patil was the first female President of India.