matted

[ mat-id ]

/ ˈmæt ɪd /

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adjective

covered with a dense growth or a tangled mass: a garden matted with weeds.

formed into a mat; entangled in a thick mass: matted hair.

formed of mats, or of plaited or woven material.

covered with mats or matting.

Origin of matted

First recorded in 1600–10; mat¹ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM matted

mat·ted·ly, adverb mat·ted·ness, noun

Words nearby matted

mattamore, mattaponi, mattathias, matte, matte shot, matted, matteotti, matter, matter in deed, matter of course, matter of course, a

Definition for matted (2 of 7)

matted ²

[ mat-id ]

/ ˈmæt ɪd /

adjective

having a dull finish; matte.

Origin of matted

First recorded in 1815–25; matte¹ + -ed²

Definition for matted (3 of 7)

mat ¹

[ mat ]

/ mæt /

noun

a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.

a smaller piece of material, often ornamental, set under a dish of food, a lamp, vase, etc.

Sports.

the padded canvas covering the entire floor of a wrestling ring, for protecting the contestants from injury when thrown.
a thick pad placed on the floor for the protection of tumblers and others engaged in gymnastic sports.

a thickly growing or thick and tangled mass, as of hair or weeds.

a sack made of matting, as for coffee or sugar.

a slablike footing of concrete, especially one for an entire building.

a heavy mesh reinforcement for a concrete slab.

verb (used with object), mat·ted, mat·ting.

to cover with or as if with mats or matting.

to form into a mat, as by interweaving.

verb (used without object), mat·ted, mat·ting.

to become entangled; form tangled masses.

Origin of mat

before 900; Middle English, Old English matte < Late Latin matta mat of rushes < Semitic; compare Hebrew mittāh bed

OTHER WORDS FROM mat

mat·less, adjective

Definition for matted (4 of 7)

matt

[ mat ]

/ mæt /

adjective, noun, verb (used with object)

matte¹.

Definition for matted (5 of 7)

matte ¹

or mat, matt

[ mat ]

/ mæt /

adjective

having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.

noun

a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.

a tool for producing such a surface.

Metallurgy. an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, especially those of copper.

Movies. matte shot.

verb (used with object), mat·ted, mat·ting.

to finish with a matte surface.

Origin of matte

1640–50; < French mat (masculine), matte (feminine), Old French < Late Latin mattus moist, soft, weak, perhaps < *maditus, derivative of Latin madēre to be wet

Definition for matted (6 of 7)

mat ²

[ mat ]

/ mæt /

noun

a piece of cardboard or other material placed over or under a drawing, painting, photograph, etc., to serve as a frame or provide a border between the picture and the frame.

verb (used with object), mat·ted, mat·ting.

to provide (a picture) with a mat.

Origin of mat

1835–40; apparently mat¹, influenced by matte¹

Definition for matted (7 of 7)

mat ³

[ mat ]

/ mæt /

adjective, noun, verb, mat·ted, mat·ting.

matte¹.

Example sentences from the Web for matted

Salama al Sersawi leans on a bench, waiting to get his mound of matted hair reined in.

The Gaza Paradox: Hamas Has Little Support, but the War Has a Lot |Jesse Rosenfeld |August 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Above the matted hair that concealed the jaws and cheeks, blue eyes stared out of cavernous sockets.

Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley |John Garth |November 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
His hair was long and matted, its bulk increased by plaits of other hair mixed with it.

The Young Rajah |W.H.G. Kingston
With infinite slowness he raised his head over the matted underbrush that masked the entrance.

Slaves of Mercury |Nat Schachner

Weird shadows played about the mountains on the silver doors, and hid in far corners of the matted floor.

The Dragon Painter |Mary McNeil Fenollosa
The fur on her fat body was matted and wet, and even her feelers were damp and stuck to her head.

Among the Forest People |Clara Dillingham Pierson
Hair and eyebrows were matted with ice and a coat of sleet covered his clothes.

The Fighting Edge |William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for matted (1 of 7)

matted

/ (ˈmætɪd) /

adjective

tangled into a thick mass matted hair

covered with or formed of matting

British Dictionary definitions for matted (2 of 7)

matt

matte

/ (mæt) /

adjective, noun, verb

variant spellings of mat 2 (def. 2), mat 1 (def. 3), mat 2 (def. 5)

British Dictionary definitions for matted (3 of 7)

matte ¹

/ (mæt) /

noun

an impure fused material consisting of metal sulphides produced during the smelting of a sulphide ore

Word Origin for matte

C19: from French

British Dictionary definitions for matted (4 of 7)

matte ²

/ (mæt) /

noun

films television a mask used to blank out part of an image so that another image can be superimposed

British Dictionary definitions for matted (5 of 7)

mat ¹

/ (mæt) /

noun

a thick flat piece of fabric used as a floor covering, a place to wipe one's shoes, etc

a smaller pad of material used to protect a surface from the heat, scratches, etc, of an object placed upon it

a large piece of thick padded material put on the floor as a surface for wrestling, judo, or gymnastic sports

NZ a Māori cloak

go back to the mat NZ to abandon urban civilization

any surface or mass that is densely interwoven or tangled a mat of grass and weeds

the solid part of a lace design

a heavy net of cable or rope laid over a blasting site to prevent the scatter of debris
a heavy mesh of reinforcement in a concrete slab
(esp US) a steel or concrete raft serving as a footing to support a post

civil engineering short for mattress (def. 3)

verb mats, matting or matted

to tangle or weave or become tangled or woven into a dense mass

(tr) to cover with a mat or mats

Derived forms of mat

matless, adjective

Word Origin for mat

Old English matte; related to Old High German matta

British Dictionary definitions for matted (6 of 7)

mat ²

/ (mæt) /

noun

a border of cardboard, cloth, etc, placed around a picture to act as a frame or as a contrast between picture and frame

a surface, as on metal or paint

adjective

having a dull, lustreless, or roughened surface

verb mats, matting or matted (tr)

to furnish (a picture) with a mat

to give (a surface) a mat finish

Also (for senses 2, 4): matt

Word Origin for mat

C17: from French, literally: dead; see checkmate

British Dictionary definitions for matted (7 of 7)

mat ³

/ (mæt) /

noun

printing informal short for matrix (def. 5)

Idioms and Phrases with matted

mat

see go to the mat; welcome mat.

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matted

adjective

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Definition for matted (2 of 7)

adjective

Origin of matted

Definition for matted (3 of 7)

noun

verb (used with object), mat·ted, mat·ting.

verb (used without object), mat·ted, mat·ting.

Origin of mat

OTHER WORDS FROM mat

Definition for matted (4 of 7)

adjective, noun, verb (used with object)

Definition for matted (5 of 7)

or mat, matt

adjective

noun

verb (used with object), mat·ted, mat·ting.

Origin of matte

Definition for matted (6 of 7)

noun

verb (used with object), mat·ted, mat·ting.

Origin of mat

Definition for matted (7 of 7)

adjective, noun, verb, mat·ted, mat·ting.

Words related to matted

Example sentences from the Web for matted

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adjective

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matte

adjective, noun, verb

British Dictionary definitions for matted (3 of 7)

noun

Word Origin for matte

British Dictionary definitions for matted (4 of 7)

noun

British Dictionary definitions for matted (5 of 7)

noun

verb mats, matting or matted

Derived forms of mat

Word Origin for mat

British Dictionary definitions for matted (6 of 7)

noun

adjective

verb mats, matting or matted (tr)

Word Origin for mat

British Dictionary definitions for matted (7 of 7)

noun

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