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Matting

Matting Meaning & Definition
Matting Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Matting?

[n] mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
[n] floor covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Matting: mat

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See Also | floor covering | floorcover | mounting

Matting In Webster's Dictionary

\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.
\Mat"ting\, n. [See {Matte}.] A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.

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