Definitions for: Matting

[n] mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
[n] floor covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)

Webster (1913) Definition: Mat"ting, n. [From Mat, v. t. & i.]
1. The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make
a mat; the process of becoming matted.

2. Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike
fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and
the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc.

3. Materials for mats.

4. An ornamental border. See 3d Mat, 4.

Mat"ting, n. [See Matte.]
A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as
gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.

Synonyms: mat

See Also: floor covering, floorcover, mounting

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