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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mat  \Mat\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Matted};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Matting}.] 
  1.  To  cover  or  lay  with  mats.  --Evelyn. 
 
  2.  To  twist,  twine,  or  felt  together;  to  interweave  into  or 
  like  a  mat;  to  entangle. 
 
  And  o'er  his  eyebrows  hung  his  matted  hair. 
  --Dryden. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Matting  \Mat"ting\,  n.  [See  {Matte}.] 
  A  dull,  lusterless  surface  in  certain  of  the  arts,  as 
  gilding,  metal  work  glassmaking,  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  matting 
  n  1:  a  coarse  fabric,  usually  of  straw  or  hemp 
  2:  a  border  or  background  for  a  picture  [syn:  {mat}] 




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