Matting

·vt & ·vi Materials for mats.

II. Matting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Mat.

III. Matting ·vt & ·vi An ornamental border. ·see 3d Mat, 4.

IV. Matting ·noun A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, ·etc.

V. Matting ·vt & ·vi The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted.

VI. Matting ·vt & ·vi 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.