Library / English Dictionary

MATTING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

Synonyms:

mat; matting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("matting" is a kind of...):

mounting (framework used for support or display)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("matting" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Derivation:

mat (change texture so as to become matted and felt-like)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb mat

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