What does "matting" mean?
Matting: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.Materials for mats.
- 3.An ornamental border. See 3d Mat, 4.
- 4.A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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