matting

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for matting

matting 🔊 /mæˈtɪŋ/

matting : කලාල

matting definition

p. pr. & vb. Noun. of Mat

Transitive verb. & i.

  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.

Noun. A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.