A small mat faced with rope-yarn or spun yarn, which is used in a vessel's rigging to prevent chafing.
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Thrum>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·vt To cover or lay with mats. II. Mat ·adj Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain. III. Mat ·vi T...
To prevent chafing, a thick mat is woven from strands of old rope, spun yarn, or foxes, containing e...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- Any bryozoan of the genus Flustra or allied genera which form frondlike corals. ...
See paunch-mat. ...
A thick and strong mat formed by interweaving sinnet or strands of rope as close as possible; it is ...
A mat made with shoulders to protect the laniards of the lower rigging, boats' gripes, &c., and work...