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  • 11Mat — Mat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Matting}.] 1. To cover or lay with mats. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle. [1913 Webster] And o er his eyebrows hung… …

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  • 12mat|tress — «MAT rihs», noun. 1. a casing of strong cloth stuffed with hair, cotton, straw, foam rubber, or some other material. It is used on a bed or as a bed. »Many mattresses have springs inside. 2. a strong mat consisting especially of brush and rods or …

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  • 13Mat Zemlya — Mat Zemlya, also Matka Ziemia (literally Mother Earth, various other names are in use as well) is the collective term applied to a number of Slavic deities devoted to plants, growth, birth, creation and patrons of field works.[1] In the early… …

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  • 14mat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meatte, from Late Latin matta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew miṭṭāh bed Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor… …

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  • 15Mat Cauthon — Matrim Mat Cauthon is a fictional character in Robert Jordan s fantasy series The Wheel of Time. He is one of the primary protagonists and has moved over the course of the series from his beginnings as a mischievous farm lad into the role of a… …

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  • 16mat — I [[t]mæt[/t]] n. v. mat•ted, mat•ting 1) cv a piece of fabric, as of plaited or woven fiber, used on a floor or other surface as a covering 2) cv a smaller piece of material set under an object, as a dish 3) spo a thick pad placed on a floor to… …

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  • 17mat — mat1 matless, adj. /mat/, n., v., matted, matting. n. 1. a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to… …

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  • 18mat — [[t]mæ̱t[/t]] mats 1) N COUNT A mat is a small piece of something such as cloth, card, or plastic which you put on a table to protect it from plates or cups. The food is served on polished tables with mats. 2) N COUNT A mat is a small piece of… …

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  • 19mat — I. /mæt / (say mat) noun 1. a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or other fibre, used to cover a floor, to wipe the shoes on, etc. 2. a small piece of material, often ornamental, set under a dish of food, a lamp, vase,… …

  • 20mat — mat1 noun 1》 a thick piece of material placed on the floor and used as protection from dirt, for wiping the feet on, or as a decorative rug.     ↘a piece of resilient material for landing on in gymnastics, wrestling, or similar sports. 2》 a small …

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