matting Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
  2. noun mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
    mat.
  3. verb twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
    entangle; snarl; tangle; mat.
    • The child entangled the cord
  4. verb change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
    mat up; mat; matte up; felt; matt-up; matte; felt up.
    • The fabric felted up after several washes

WordNet

Mat"ting noun
Etymology
From Mat, v. t. & v. i.
Definitions
  1. The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted.
  2. 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.
  3. Materials for mats.
  4. An ornamental border. See 3d Mat, 4.
Mat"ting noun
Etymology
See Matte.
Definitions
  1. A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.

Webster 1913