mat

/mæt/ · noun

Meaning

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
A floor pad to protect athletes.
A thickly tangled mess.
A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.
A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.
A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
A background, often painted or created with computers
(pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.

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