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MATTRESS AND BEDDING GLOSSARY
  • Allergen: A substance that causes an allergic reaction, for example dust.
     
  • Baffles: A chamber used to obstruct the movement of a substance (for example, water).
     
  • Bed frame: A frame that maintains the position of the foundation, headboard and footboard.
     
  • Bed riser: Separate blocks or cones placed under the bed to raise it higher off the floor.
     
  • Bedding: A general term to describe all the sheets, pillows, comforters, etc. used on a bed.
     
  • Body Alignment: The relational positioning and balance of the spine, muscles and joints.
     
  • Box Spring: A foundation that contains springs.
     
  • California King: Any mattress, bed frame or foundation that measures 72" wide by 84" long.
     
  • Canopy: A fabric covering suspended above the bed, usually with posts.
     
  • Coil: A spring to provide resistance to applied weight.
     
  • Coil Configuration: The arrangement of coils in a specific pattern.
     
  • Comfort: A general term to describe the overall "feel" a mattress.
     
  • Contouring: The ability to follow or fit the natural curves (contours) of the body.
     
  • Convoluted foam: A type of synthetic foam that includes patterned raised fibers shaped in waves, boxes, cones and stripes. These designs are said to have therapeutic benefits.
     
  • Coverlet: The general term to describe any bed covering, such as a comforter, blanket, quilt, duvet, or bedspread.
     
  • Down: The extremely soft, fluffy under layer of bird feathers (notably goose or duck).
     
  • Duvet: A warm, soft bed covering that is filled with down or feathers.
     
  • Featherbed: A soft, thick mattress topper filled with down or feathers.
     
  • Filling: The material used to occupy (fill) an empty space. Filling provides the support, firmness and comfort of mattresses, pillows, comforters, etc.
     
  • Firmness: A general term to describe how much resistance the mattress applies to body weight and the resulting "give".
     
  • Footboard: A board or panel that sits at the foot of a bed.
     
  • Foundation: A base that supports the mattress. It absorbs the weight and pressure applied to the bed.
     
  • Futon: A thin mattress placed on a frame that can covert to a bed or sofa/chair.
     
  • Gusset: A triangle insert that adds strength to edges and corners (such as a seam).
     
  • Gusseted: Items that are reinforced with gussets.
     
  • Headboard: A board or panel that sits at the head of a bed.
     
  • Helical: A small helix or spiral shaped wire that is used to connect coils.
     
  • High-density foam: A general term to describe foam that is especially dense and thick.
     
  • House brand: A retailer's custom brand that is only available through their store.
     
  • Hypo allergenic: A term to describe objects that have a decreased likelihood of provoking an allergic reaction.
     
  • King size: Any mattress, bed frame or foundation that measures 76" wide by 80" long.
     
  • Latex foam: Foam made of latex (a flexible substance derived from the rubber tree).
     
  • Loft: The height or "lift" gained by the depth of the filling material.
     
  • Matelassé: A fabric finish that suggests or imitates the indentations of a quilt.
     
  • Mattress: The actual sleep surface of the bed; a bed's support, firmness and comfort are supplied by the mattress.
     
  • Memory foam: A type of elastic, viscous synthetic foam with exceptional contouring abilities.
     
  • Polyurethane foam: A type of synthetic, flexible foam.
     
  • Pressure points: Points on the body that bear the most weight and pressure when lying down; common pressure points are the shoulders, hips and knees.
     
  • Queen size: Any mattress, bed frame or foundation that measures 60" wide by 80" long.
     
  • Quilt: A bed covering made of scraps of fabrics sewn together with a decorative cross stitch design
     
  • Sleep set: A general term to describe the combination of foundation, mattress, headboard, footboard and bed frame.
     
  • Support: A general term to describe how the mattress distributes and stabilizes body weight and maintains proper body alignment.
     
  • Synthetic: A term to describe any material that is artificially created (not found in nature).
     
  • Therapeutic: To have healing abilities or benefits.
     
  • Thread count: The number of vertical and horizontal threads per square inch of fabric.
     
  • Ticking: The protective fabric cover that encases the support and comfort layers of the mattress.
     
  • Twin Extra Long: Any mattress, bed frame or foundation that measures 39" wide by 80" long.
     
  • Twin size: Any mattress, bed frame or foundation that measures 39" wide by 75" long.
     
  • Visco-elastic: The characteristics of a material that combines viscous and elastic behaviors; the scientific term to describe memory foam.
 
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