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mat⋅ting

1  [mat-ing]
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–noun
1. a coarse fabric of rushes, grass, straw, hemp, or the like, used for floor covering, wrapping material, etc.
2. material for mats.
3. mats collectively.
4. the making of mats.
Origin:
1675–85; mat 1 + -ing 1
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mat⋅ting

2  [mat-ing]
–noun
a dull, slightly roughened surface, free from polish, produced by the use of a matte.
Origin:
1680–90; matte 1 + -ing 1

mat

1  [mat] noun, verb, mat⋅ted, mat⋅ting.
–noun
1. a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
2. a smaller piece of material, often ornamental, set under a dish of food, a lamp, vase, etc.
3. Sports.
a. the padded canvas covering the entire floor of a wrestling ring, for protecting the contestants from injury when thrown.
b. a thick pad placed on the floor for the protection of tumblers and others engaged in gymnastic sports.
4. a thickly growing or thick and tangled mass, as of hair or weeds.
5. a sack made of matting, as for coffee or sugar.
6. a slablike footing of concrete, esp. one for an entire building.
7. a heavy mesh reinforcement for a concrete slab.
–verb (used with object)
8. to cover with or as if with mats or matting.
9. to form into a mat, as by interweaving.
–verb (used without object)
10. to become entangled; form tangled masses.
—Idiom
11. go to the mat, to contend or struggle in a determined or unyielding way: The President is going to the mat with Congress over the proposed budget cuts.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE matte < LL matta mat of rushes < Sem; cf. Heb mittāh bed

Related forms:
matless, adjective

matt

  [mat]
–adjective, noun, verb (used with object)
matte 1 .

matte

1  [mat] adjective, noun, verb, mat⋅ted, mat⋅ting.
–adjective
1. having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.
–noun
2. a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
3. a tool for producing such a surface.
4. Metallurgy. an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, esp. those of copper.
5. Movies. matte shot.
–verb (used with object)
6. to finish with a matte surface.
Also, mat, matt.

Origin:
1640–50; < F mat (masc.), matte (fem.), OF < LL mattus moist, soft, weak, perh. < *maditus, deriv. of L madēre to be wet

mat

2  [mat] noun, verb, mat⋅ted, mat⋅ting.
–noun
1. a piece of cardboard or other material placed over or under a drawing, painting, photograph, etc., to serve as a frame or provide a border between the picture and the frame.
–verb (used with object)
2. to provide (a picture) with a mat.
Origin:
1835–40; appar. mat 1 , influenced by matte 1

mat

3  [mat]
–adjective, noun, verb, mat⋅ted, mat⋅ting.
matte 1 .
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mat 1   (māt)   
n.  
  1. A flat piece of coarse fabric or other material used for wiping one's shoes or feet, or in various other forms as a floor covering.
  2. A small flat piece of decorated material placed under a lamp, dish of food, or other object.
  3. Sports A floor pad to protect athletes, as in wrestling or gymnastics.
  4. A densely woven or thickly tangled mass: a mat of hair.
  5. The solid part of a lace design.
  6. A heavy woven net of rope or wire cable placed over a blasting site to keep debris from scattering.
v.   mat·ted, mat·ting, mats

v.   tr.
  1. To cover, protect, or decorate with mats or a mat.
  2. To pack or interweave into a thick mass: High winds matted the leaves against the base of the fence.
v.   intr.
To be packed or interwoven into a thick mass; become entangled.

[Middle English, from Old English matte, from Late Latin matta, of Phoenician origin; see nṭy in Semitic roots.]
mat 2   (māt)   
n.  
  1. A decorative border placed around a picture to serve as a frame or provide contrast between the picture and the frame.
  2. also matte
    1. A dull, often rough finish, as of paint, glass, metal, or paper.
    2. A special tool for producing such a surface or finish.
  3. Printing See matrix.
tr.v.   mat·ted, mat·ting, mats
  1. To put a mat around (a picture).
  2. To produce a dull finish on.
adj.   also matte
Having a dull finish.

[From French, dull, from Old French, defeated, withered, perhaps from Latin mattus, stupefied, senseless, possibly from *maditus, past participle of madēre, to be wet.]
mat·ting 1   (māt'ĭng)   
n.  
    1. Material formed into or considered as a mat: The forest floor had a thick matting of pine needles.
    2. A coarsely woven fabric used for covering floors and similar purposes.
  2. The activity of making mats.
mat·ting 2   (māt'ĭng)   
n.  
  1. A dull surface or finish.
  2. The process of dulling a surface, as of metal.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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.

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.

3. Materials for mats.

4. An ornamental border. See 3d Mat, 4.

Matting

Mat"ting\, n. [See Matte.] A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : matting
Spanish: estera,
German: der Mattenstoff,
Japanese: マット材
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