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- [mat-ing]
- /ˈmæt ɪŋ/
- /ˈmæt.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mat-ing]
- /ˈmæt ɪŋ/
Definitions of matting word
- noun matting a piece of cardboard or other material placed over or under a drawing, painting, photograph, etc., to serve as a frame or provide a border between the picture and the frame. 1
- verb with object matting to provide (a picture) with a mat. 1
- verb without object matting to become entangled; form tangled masses. 1
- idioms matting go to the mat, to contend or struggle in a determined or unyielding way: The president is going to the mat with Congress over the proposed budget cuts. 1
- adjective matting having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish. 1
- noun matting Material used for mats, especially coarse fabric woven from a natural fiber. 1
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Origin of matting
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; mat1 + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Matting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
matting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
matting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for matting
noun matting
- floorcovering — A covering for a floor.
- tatami — (in Japanese houses) any of a number of thick, woven straw mats of uniform dimensions, about three feet by six feet (91 cm by 183 cm), the placing of which determines the dimensions of an interior.
- mats — a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- sisal — Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- coir — Coir is a rough material made from coconut shells which is used to make ropes and mats.
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