Found 2 items, similar to Matting.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: matting
mat
adj : not reflecting light; not glossy;
“flat wall paint”;
“a
photograph with a matte finish” [syn:
flat,
matt,
matte,
matted]
[also:
matting,
matted]
mat
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
[also:
matting,
matted]
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]
mat
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]
matting
See
mat
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Matting
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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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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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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