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mat 1 (m n. 1. A flat piece of coarse fabric or other material used for wiping ones shoes or feet, or in various other forms as a floor covering.
2. A small flat piece of decorated material placed under a lamp, dish of food, or other object.
3. Sports A floor pad to protect athletes, as in wrestling or gymnastics.
4. A densely woven or thickly tangled mass: a mat of hair.
5. The solid part of a lace design.
6. A heavy woven net of rope or wire cable placed over a blasting site to keep debris from scattering.
v. mat·ted , mat·ting , mats
v. tr. 1. To cover, protect, or decorate with mats or a mat.
2. To pack or interweave into a thick mass: High winds matted the leaves against the base of the fence.
v. intr. To be packed or interwoven into a thick mass; become entangled.
[Middle English, from Old English
matte , from Late Latin
matta ,
of Phoenician origin ; see
n in Semitic roots.]
mat 2 (m n. 1. A decorative border placed around a picture to serve as a frame or provide contrast between the picture and the frame.
2. also
matte a. A dull, often rough finish, as of paint, glass, metal, or paper.
b. A special tool for producing such a surface or finish.
tr.v. mat·ted ,
mat·ting ,
mats 1. To put a mat around (a picture).
2. To produce a dull finish on.
adj. also
matte Having a dull finish.
[From French,
dull , from Old French,
defeated, withered , perhaps from Latin
mattus ,
stupefied, senseless , possibly from
*maditus , past participle of
mad ,
to be wet .]
mat / m t / n. a piece of material often of rectangular shape with many uses, such as under plates on tables, in front of doors, on floors, etc.: We wipe our feet on the mat in front of our door to remove dirt from our shoes. v. [I;T] matted, matting, mats to tangle, press down: The rain matted the dogs hair. Link here:
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t/ n. a piece of material often of rectangular shape with many uses, such as under plates on tables, in front of doors, on floors, etc.: We wipe our feet on the mat in front of our door to remove dirt from our shoes. 
v. [I;T] matted, matting, mats to tangle, press down: The rain matted the dogs hair. 
t)
y in Semitic roots.]
re, to be wet.]