matera

matera, ~acia, ~acium [MEOF materas < Ar. matrah=place in which something is thrown, place in which one sleeps] , mattress. 1208 pro fustaino viridi ad matracium faciendum Cl I 109; 1223 pro ‥ lineo panno grosso ad unum matracium faciendum Ib. 550b; 1248 quod ‥ fieri faciat quendam lectum ‥ culcitram et ~acium Cl 86; neque matheracia eisdem exhibebit Cust. Westm. 151; sed neque ~acia eisdem exhibebit, quia inordinata res est, secundum regulam, quia storia pro ~acia in regula ponitur Cust. Cant. 197; stramenta lectorum sint ista: scilicet sagum unum et matra Ib. 401; 1345 super unum matracium de sindon’ faciendum et stuffandum pro lecto regis (KR Ac) Arch. XXXI 7; 1454 lego ‥ ij lectos plumales, ij bolsters, et j matriciam Test. Ebor. II 194; 1473 [lego] unam ~iciam, unum par lintheaminum Rec. Burford 44; 1496 matracie ‥ vulgariter dict’ ‥ matrasses Pat 579 m. 10/14; quinque lecta plumalia ac quinque mataras cum omnimod’ apparat’ eisdem lectis pertin Entries 176ra..