mat
noun
[ mat ]
• a piece of coarse material placed on a floor for people to wipe their feet on.
Similar:
rug,
runner,
carpet,
drugget,
doormat,
welcome mat,
hearthrug,
bath mat,
rag rug,
scatter rug,
bearskin,
sheepskin,
dhurrie,
numdah,
kilim,
flokati,
Soumak,
floorcloth,
kaross,
• a small piece of cork, card, or fabric placed on a table or other surface to protect it from the heat or moisture of an object placed on it.
• a thick, untidy layer of something hairy or woolly.
• "his chest was covered by a thick mat of soft fair hair"
mat
verb
• tangle (something, especially hair) in a thick mass.
• "the fur on its flank was matted with blood"
Origin:
Old English m(e)att(e), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mat and German Matte, from late Latin matta, from Phoenician.
mat
noun
• short for matrix (sense 3).
mat
noun
• US variant spelling of matt (noun).
mat
verb
• US variant spelling of matt (verb).
matt
noun
• a matt paint or finish.
• "the varnishes are available in gloss, satin, and matt"
• a sheet of cardboard placed on the back of a picture, either as a mount or to form a border.
• "try mounting prints against a deep matt or ground of the same background colour"
matt
verb
• give a matt appearance to (something).
• "its bright fresh surface was soon matted with dust and insects"
Origin:
early 17th century (as a verb): from French mat .
