Matting

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈmætɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ætɪŋ

Full definition of matting

Noun

1. mats, a collection of ground coverings
• 1846, Herman Melville, TypeeHis departure oppressed me with melancholy, and, re-entering the dwelling, I threw myself almost in despair upon the matting of the floor.
2. 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.
3. a dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures; matte

Verb

1. Present participle of mat