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. [1913 Webster] 2. To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle. [1913 Webster] And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. Materials for mats. [1913 Webster] 4. An ornamental border. See 3d Mat, 4. [1913 Webster] Matting \Mat"ting\, n. [See Matte.] A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc. [1913 Webster]