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Definition of 'mat'Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from ).
Noun
( en-noun)
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
- Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in.
A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
- They put mats on the table during mealtimes.
(athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.
- The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat .
A thickly tangled mess.
- a mat''' of hair; a '''mat of weeds
A thick paper or paperboard border used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
- the mat of a daguerreotype
A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
(gaming) A material or component needed for a crafting recipe
- To make a luck potion, you need several rare herbs as mats .
Derived terms
* crash mat
* doormat
* mat slab
* place mat
* welcome mat
Verb
( matt)
To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
- (Evelyn)
To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
* Dryden
- And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair.
Etymology 2
Compare (m).
Alternative forms
* (l)
Noun
(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
Anagrams
* (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)
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Similar to 'mat'meat, mutt, meet, met, mot, mt, moat, moot, mett, mott, mitt, matt, maat, mnt
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