matting

mat·ting

a woven fabric of fiber, as straw or hemp, for mats, floor covering, wrapping, etc.
mats collectively
the making of mats

the production of a dull surface or finish on metal, glass, etc.
such a surface or finish
a mat, or border

Origin of matting

see matte

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matting

noun

a. Material formed into or considered as a mat: The forest floor had a thick matting of pine needles.
b. A coarsely woven fabric used for covering floors and similar purposes.
The activity of making mats.

noun

A dull surface or finish.
The process of dulling a surface, as of metal.

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Noun

(uncountable)

mats, a collection of ground coverings
coarse fabric, of the kind used to make mats
a dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures; matte

Verb

Present participle of mat.

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Who sit on the matting 16, Kibleh.
Sometimes, however, it was of matting or was seated with leather, or it would take the form of a narrow fringed girdle resembling that of many African tribes.
The people of the south and south-east make large use of soft rush matting for covering, and they also prepare a rough cloth of bark.
Sometimes in the south during the cold season they wear a cloak of skin or matting, fastened 'with a skewer, but open on the right-hand side.
The town possesses ironfoundries, sack and matting manufactories, tanneries, breweries, corn mills and brick and terra-cotta works.

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