[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
matted matting 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
mat 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

matting \mat"ting\, n. see matte.
   a dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as
   gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.
   1913 webster
see also:
matte 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

mat
     adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a
           photograph with a matte finish" syn: flat, matt, matte,
            matted
     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
     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
see also:
flat matt matte matted matting gym mat 
master of arts in teaching flatness lusterlessness lustrelessness entangle 
tangle snarl disentangle felt felt up 
mat up matt-up matte up 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
mat 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

matting
     see mat
see also:
mat 

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