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mats

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noun

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

Examples :

"Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in."

material utility item thing

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A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.

Examples :

"They put mats on the table during mealtimes."

material utensil item

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A floor pad to protect athletes.

Examples :

"The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat."

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A thickly tangled mess.

Examples :

"a mat of hair"

appearance condition

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A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.

Examples :

"The fiberglass statue was made stronger by using mats of woven glass fibers inside the mold. "

material structure

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A thin surface layer; superficial cover.

Examples :

"Iceland moss growing in a mat"

material appearance

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verb

To cover, protect or decorate with mats.

Examples :

"We will mat the floor of the new puppy's pen with soft blankets to make it comfortable. "

material appearance

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To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.

Examples :

"The dog's long fur mats easily if we don't brush him regularly. "

appearance condition

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A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.

Examples :

"To make a luck potion, you need several rare herbs as mats."

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A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.

Examples :

""Because of the school play's popularity, they added two extra mats to accommodate all the families who wanted to see it." "

entertainment media sport time

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A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.

Examples :

""Before dinner, she changed from her work clothes into a comfortable mats." "

appearance wear

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A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.

Examples :

"The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide)."

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A background, often painted or created with computers

Examples :

"Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means."

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(pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.

Examples :

"During copper smelting, the furnace separates the valuable copper sulfides, which then solidify into mats. "

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