matting
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈmætɪŋ/
matting
- Mats, a collection of ground coverings.
- 1846, Herman Melville, Typee
- His departure oppressed me with melancholy, and, re-entering the dwelling, I threw myself almost in despair upon the matting of the floor.
- 1846, Herman Melville, Typee
- Coarse fabric, of the kind used to make mats.
- c. 1771 James Cook, First Voyage Round the World
- ... the sails are of Matting and are made narrow at the head and Square at the foot,...
- Besides Cloth they [Tahitians] make several different sorts of matting, both better and finer than any we have in Europe; the stuff they make it on is the Produce of the Palm tree.
- c. 1771 James Cook, First Voyage Round the World
- (arts, photography) A dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures.
- Synonyms: matte, mat, passe-partout
- Russian: циновка
- Russian: рого́жа
- present participle of mat#English|mat
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