Definition:
				
				
				- (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mat
 
				
				- (v. t. & i.) The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted.
 
				
				- (v. t. & i.) 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.
 
				
				- (v. t. & i.) Materials for mats.
 
				
				- (v. t. & i.) An ornamental border. See 3d Mat, 4.
 
				
				- (n.) A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.
 
				
				
			
			
			
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