Mat definition
An example of mat is to line a gym floor with soft cushiony coverings.
An example of a mat is a soft fabric on the bathroom floor.
A mat of hair.
High winds matted the leaves against the base of the fence.
A mat of hair.
- to engage willingly in a struggle or dispute, as on another's behalf
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Origin of mat
- From French dull from Old French defeated, withered perhaps from Latin mattus stupefied, senseless possibly from maditus past participle of madēre to be wet
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old English matte from Late Latin matta of Phoenician origin nṭy in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition