MAT

flat, mat, matt, matte, matted

(adjective) not reflecting light; not glossy; “flat wall paint”; “a photograph with a matte finish”

mat

(noun) a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

mat, gym mat

(noun) sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

mat

(noun) a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

mat, matting

(noun) mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte

(noun) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

mat

(noun) a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; “a mat of weeds and grass”

felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat

(verb) change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; “The fabric felted up after several washes”

entangle, tangle, mat, snarl

(verb) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; “The child entangled the cord”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

mat (plural mats)

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.

(athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.

A thickly tangled mess.

A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.

A thin surface layer; superficial cover.

Verb

mat (third-person singular simple present mats, present participle matting, simple past and past participle matted)

(transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.

(intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.

Etymology 2

Noun

mat

(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.

Etymology 3

Noun

mat (plural mats)

(dated slang) Abbreviation of matinee (performance at a theater).

Etymology 4

Noun

mat (plural mats)

(video games, slang) A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.

Etymology 5

Noun

mat (plural mats)

Alternative spelling of matte (“decorative border around a picture”)

Anagrams

• AMT, ATM, MTA, TAM, TMA, amt, amt., atm, tam

Noun

MAT (plural MATs)

Initialism of medication-assisted treatment.

Anagrams

• AMT, ATM, MTA, TAM, TMA, amt, amt., atm, tam

Proper noun

Mat (plural Mats)

A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.

Anagrams

• AMT, ATM, MTA, TAM, TMA, amt, amt., atm, tam

Source: Wiktionary

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Mat, n. Etym: [Cf. Matte.]

Definition: A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called white metal. [Written also matt.]

Mat, a. Etym: [OF. See 4th Mate.]

Definition: Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain. [Obs.] When he saw them so piteous and so maat. Chaucer.

Mat, n. Etym: [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.]

1. A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes.

2. Any similar fabric for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like.

3. Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a mat of weeds; a mat of hair.

4. An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture; as, the mat of a daguerreotype. Mat grass. (Bot.) (a) A low, tufted, European grass (Nardus stricta). (b) Same as Matweed.

– Mat rush (Bot.), a kind of rush (Scirpus lacustris) used in England for making mats.

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.

Mat, v. i.

Definition: To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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