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matt /mat /(also matte or US mat) adjective(Of a surface or colour) dull and flat; without a shine: prints are available on matt or glossy paper a matt black...- The play between glossy and matt surfaces lends a subtle complexity to a simple restaurant fitout.
- Surface quality of the mat side at the final gauge was the most important parameter to be controlled.
- Its matt surface could be further polished and worked.
noun1 [mass noun] A matt paint or finish: the varnishes are available in gloss, satin, and matt...- The rod is tied in dark red thread over the cane coloured blank, and the overall finish is matt.
- The shutters, window seats and surround are a very dark varnish and maybe should have been matt to give a softer finish.
2A sheet of cardboard placed on the back of a picture, either as a mount or to form a border: try mounting prints against a deep matt or ground of the same background colour...- Using all this as a template, we then cut the top mat and mounted the tickets to it.
- Photo frames are also about style, so this device offers a goldtone frame, a black mat, and an antiglare acrylic cover.
verb (matts, matting, matted) [with object]Give a matt appearance to (something): its bright fresh surface was soon matted with dust and insects...- Afterwards, it was matted down with an industrial scrubber and made to look like marble.
- Why not consult him and simply matte the image to recreate the 1.85: 1 aspect ratio?
- Other teachers may prefer to matte the prints for wall display and place photocopies of the notes beside them for students to read.
OriginEarly 17th century (as a verb): from French mat. Rhymesat, bat, brat, cat, chat, cravat, drat, expat, fat, flat, frat, gat, gnat, hat, hereat, high-hat, howzat, lat, mat, matte, Montserrat, Nat, outsat, pat, pit-a-pat, plait, plat, prat, Rabat, rat, rat-tat, Sadat, sat, scat, Sebat, shabbat, shat, skat, slat, spat, splat, sprat, stat, Surat, tat, that, thereat, tit-for-tat, vat, whereat |