Mat word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "mat" word
[noun] sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
[noun] mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
[noun] table linen for an individual place setting
[noun] the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
[noun] a master's degree in teaching
[adjective] not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
[verb] change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes"
[verb] twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
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\Mat\, a. [OF. See 4th {Mate}.] Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain. [Obs.] When he saw them so piteous and so maat. --Chaucer.
\Mat\, n. [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.] 1. A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes. 2. Any similar fabric for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like. 3. Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a mat of weeds; a mat of hair. 4. An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture; as, the mat of a daguerreotype. {Mat grass}. (Bot.)
(a) A low, tufted, European grass ({Nardus stricta}).
(b) Same as {Matweed}. {Mat rush} (Bot.), a kind of rush ({Scirpus lacustris}) used in England for making mats.
\Mat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Matting}.] 1. To cover or lay with mats. --Evelyn. 2. To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle. And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair. --Dryden.
\Mat\, v. i. To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.
Synonyms for mat
dull, entangle, felt, felt up, flat, flatness, gym mat, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, Master of Arts in Teaching, mat up, matt, matt, matte, matte, matted, matting, place mat, snarl, tangle
Antonyms: disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl
See also: canvas | canvass | change | distort | doormat | dullness | dulness | enmesh | ensnarl | felt | floor covering | floorcover | master's degree | mesh | mounting | napery | sporting goods | sports equipment | table linen | twine | twist | welcome mat | wrestling mat |
Related terms: achromic, bled white, bloodless, bumper, dim, discolored, division, gym, interknit, leaden, loom, muted, noose, property line, raddle, rug, scene of action, scenery, shock, shock pad, tiltyard, whey-faced
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Let's analyse "mat" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TAM. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
mat: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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