mat: signification et définitions

A flat piece of coarse fabric or other material used for wiping one's shoes or feet, or in various other forms as a floor covering.

A small flat piece of decorated material placed under a lamp, dish of food, or other object.

Sports A floor pad to protect athletes, as in wrestling or gymnastics.

A densely woven or thickly tangled mass: a mat of hair.

The solid part of a lace design.

A heavy woven net of rope or wire cable placed over a blasting site to keep debris from scattering.

To cover, protect, or decorate with mats or a mat.

To pack or interweave into a thick mass: High winds matted the leaves against the base of the fence.

To be packed or interwoven into a thick mass; become entangled.

A decorative border placed around a picture to serve as a frame or provide contrast between the picture and the frame.

A dull, often rough finish, as of paint, glass, metal, or paper.

A special tool for producing such a surface or finish.

Printing See matrix.

To put a mat around (a picture).

To produce a dull finish on.

Having a dull finish.