English
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /�mætɪ�/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ætɪ�|-ætɪ�
Noun
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1. mats, a collection of ground coverings

#*1846, Herman Melville, Typee
#*:His departure oppressed me with melancholy, and, re-entering the dwelling, I threw myself almost in despair upon the matting of the floor.

1. coarse fabric, of the kind used to make mats

#*c. 1771 James Cook, First Voyage Round the World
#*:... the sails are of Matting and are made narrow at the head and Square at the foot,...
#*:Besides Cloth they [Tahitians] make several different sorts of matting, both better and finer than any we have in Europe; the stuff they make it on is the Produce of the Palm tree.

1. a dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures; matte

Verb
matting

1. present participle of mat

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• 2007-01-03 17:26 - RobotGMwikt - robot Adding: [[fa:matting]], [[io:matting]]

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