matte : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: matte	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for matte
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matte adj not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" Synonym(s): flat, mat, matt, matte, matted n a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss Synonym(s): flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte v change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" Synonym(s): felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matte \Matte\, n. [F. matte; cf. F. mat, masc., matte, fem., faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See {Mate} checkmate.] 1. (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called {coarse metal}, {fine metal}, etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color. 2. A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss.