Matting

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mat \Mat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Matting}.]
     1. To cover or lay with mats. --Evelyn.
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     2. To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or


        like, a mat; to entangle.
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              And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair.
                                                    --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Matting \Mat"ting\, n. [From {Mat}, v. t. & i.]
     1. The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make
        a mat; the process of becoming matted.
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     2. Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike
        fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and
        the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc.
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     3. Materials for mats.
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     4. An ornamental border. See 3d {Mat}, 4.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Matting \Mat"ting\, n. [See {Matte}.]
     A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as
     gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mat
       adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a
             photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {matt}, {matte},
              {matted}]
       n 1: a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
       2: mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
          [syn: {matting}]
       3: sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on
          the floor for gymnastic sports [syn: {gym mat}]
       4: a master's degree in teaching [syn: {Master of Arts in
          Teaching}]
       5: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking
          highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness},
           {matt}, {matte}]
       6: a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from
          an object placed on it
       v 1: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child
            entangled the cord" [syn: {entangle}, {tangle}, {snarl}]
            [ant: {disentangle}, {disentangle}]
       2: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The
          fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt
          up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}]
       [also: {matting}, {matted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  matting
       n 1: floor covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
       2: mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
          [syn: {mat}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  matting
       See {mat}