matting

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      Pronunciation

      Noun

      matting (uncountable)

      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.
      2. 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.
      3. a dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures; matte

      Verb

      matting

      1. Present participle of mat.
      Last modified on 9 February 2013, at 17:03