Found 2 items, similar to Matte.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: matte matte adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; “flat wall paint”; “a photograph with a matte finish” [syn: flat, mat, matt, matted] matte n 1: a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted 2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss [syn: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt] matte v : 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, mat]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Matte Matte \Matte\ (m[a^]t), n. [F. matte; cf. F. mat, masc., matte, fem., faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See Mate checkmate.] 1. (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called coarse metal , fine metal, etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color. [1913 Webster] 2. A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss. [1913 Webster]