Mat
WordNet
adjective
(1) Not reflecting light; not glossy
"Flat wall paint"
"A photograph with a matte finish"
noun
(2) A thick flat pad used as a floor covering
(3) Sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
(4) A small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
(5) Mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
(6) The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
(7) A master's degree in teaching
(8) A mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
"A mat of weeds and grass"
verb
(9) Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
"The fabric felted up after several washes"
(10) Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
"The child entangled the cord"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- A floor pad to protect athletes.
- A thickly tangled mess, of hair etc.
- A thick paper or paperboard border used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
- A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
Verb
- To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
- To form a thick, tangled mess.
Declension
Etymology 1
From matte, borrowed from , which is borrowed from Phoenician. Cognates include English and German .
Etymology 2
From mat (“checkmate”), borrowed from , borrowed from . Cognate to English .
Etymology 3
From mat, borrowed from , from . See also French (adjective).
Adjective
Etymology 1
Probably from , whence Italian .
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of the French expression et mat, from .
Etymology
From . Cognates include: Danish , Swedish , Gothic , Old English (English ).
Etymology
From , from .
Noun
mat (genitive matu, plural maty)