matrass

[Fr. matras an arrow, a javelin, a matra , from Lat. mater is, mataris, matara =a Celtic javelin, a pike, so called from its long, straight, narrow neck.J 1. Chem.: A gla ve el with a long neck, a rounded body, and sometimes furnished with a tubulure. It is used for distilling and digesting. 2. Hort .: A similarly shaped gla ve el used to protect flowers from the sun, rain, . "Protect from violent storms, and the too parching darts of the sun, your penn ached tulips and ranunculuses, covering them with matra es." -Evelyn: Kalendar. mā-tri-arch-al, a. [Formed from Lat. mater = a mother, on analogy of patriarchal (q. v.).] Reckoning kinship on the female side.