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Definition of to mat in English English dictionary: A diminutive of the male given name Matthew; A thickly tangled mess, of hair etc; To form a thick, tangled mess; A thick paper or paperboard border used to inset and center the contents of a frame; A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material; To cover, protect or decorate with mats; A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering; {n} something made of rushes, flags or straw; {v} to cover with mats, to twist together; one who holds a Master's degree in teaching; diminutive of Matthew; a thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to the material or membrane; Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a mat of weeds; a mat of hair; Maturity; sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports; An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal, etc; Multiple Access Transponder; Maternity Allowance; Master of Arts in Theology; To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle; twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"; {f} tangle; become tangled or entangled; usually called white metal; A fibrous material consisting of randomly oriented chopped or swirled filaments loosely held together with a binder; {s} lackluster, lusterless, dull, somber, drab, leaden, dim, faded; A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster; A fibrous reinforcing material comprised of chopped filaments (for chopped-strand mat) or swirled filaments (for continuous-strand mat) with a binder to maintain form; available in blankets of various widths, weights, and lengths; A hard rubber plate used to apply overprints on postage stamps; To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted together like a mat; A floor pad to protect athletes; {i} piece of coarse fabric for wiping shoes, doormat; small piece of material placed under objects to protect surfaces from heat or wetness; flexible pad for gymnasts and athletes; tangle, knap, knot; cardboard border between a picture and a frame; A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one's feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering; Temporary roadway constructed of hardwood lumber; A fibrous reinforcing material composed of chopped filaments (for chopped-strand mat) or swirled filaments (for continuous-strand mat) with a binder applied to maintain form; available in blankets of various widths, weights, thickness' and lengths; A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes; put under the glass which covers a framed picture; as, the mat of a daguerreotype; change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes"; a master's degree in teaching; a thick flat pad used as a floor covering; A synchronous electrical system (q v ) composed of the networks of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; A flat structure made of strands, cut or uncut, oriented or not, held together in the form of a sheet (according to ISO/DIS 13922) Mesh fabrics: A flat fabric in which both warp and weft yarns are widely spaced and locked by means of the leno weaving process Milled filaments: Filaments broken into very short lengths by processing through a size-reduction mill; A cardboard rectangle with an opening cut in it that is placed over a print to frame it Also called an overmat; materiel; A mat is a small piece of carpet or other thick material which is put on the floor for protection, decoration, or comfort. There was a letter on the mat see also matt, place mat. Master of Arts in Teaching. matinee. another spelling of matt; Any similar fabric for various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from friction, and the like; Manifold Air Temperature - monitors temperature of intake charge air; Miller Analogy Test; Cardboard rectangle with rectangle or oval window that you lay over a print to neatly frame the picture; or Minimum Alternative Tax is the minimum tax that a company must pay, even if it is under zero tax limits; A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber used to reinforce a material; a randomly distributed felt of fibers, usually glass, used in reinforced plastics; A mat is a small piece of something such as cloth, card, or plastic which you put on a table to protect it from plates or cups. The food is served on polished tables with mats; To cover or lay with mats; to cover, protect or decorate (something) with mats; not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"; the random arrangement of glass fibers used in reinforcing a molded shape such as an outdoor fiberglass sign; Medical Appeal Tribunal; Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain; A fibrous material for reinforced plastic consisting of randomly oriented chopped filaments, short fibers (with or without a carrier fabric), or swirled filaments loosely held together with a binder; a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it; mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture; A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc; Fibrous material comprised of random chopped or continuous filaments held together by a binder; the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss; -Merchandising-Advertising Technology Systems that produce catalogs, supplements, ROP ads, in-store signage, etc; a thick flat pad used as a floor covering sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture