matting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: matting	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for matting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
matting n a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture Synonym(s): mat, matting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matting \Mat"ting\, n. [From {Mat}, v. t. & i.] 1. The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted. 2. Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc. 3. Materials for mats. 4. An ornamental border. See 3d {Mat}, 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Matting \Mat"ting\, n. [See {Matte}.] A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mat \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.