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.

 

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Mat"ting, n. [See Matte.]

A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.

 

© Webster 1913.

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