Matting

Noun

 * 1) mats, a collection of ground coverings
 * 2) * 1846, Herman Melville, Typee
 * His departure oppressed me with melancholy, and, re-entering the dwelling, I threw myself almost in despair upon the matting of the floor.
 * 1) coarse fabric, of the kind used to make mats
 * 2) * 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.
 * 1) a dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures; matte

Verb
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