mattn.

Brit.

/mat/, U.S.

/mæt/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: matt adj.

Etymology: < matt adj. (short for matt finish, matt paint, etc.).

A matt finish; a matt paint.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > paint > types of

whitewash?1584

rough stuff1841

enamel paint1865

tempera1883

surfacer1885

Bitumastic1889

plastic paint1925

spray-paint1928

emulsion paint1939

Snowcem1939

Day-Glo1944

Artex1952

latex1954

matt1977

1977 Reader's Digest Bk. Do-it-yourself Skills & Techniques i. 13 (table) Emulsion paints... Finishes... Matt, silk or sheen, and gloss.

1986 F. Underwood & G. Warr in A. Limon et al. Home Owner Man. (ed. 2) ii. vii. 233 Some paint makers advise two top coats for finest results. Satin is usually used indoors, matt invariably so.

1990 Artist's & Illustrator's Mag. May 36 (advt.) We manufacture Friskfilm the original low tack soft peel masking film in matt and gloss.

1999 Which? May 30/2 It covers slightly better than silk and is easier to wash than matt.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mattadj.

Brit.

/mat/, U.S.

/mæt/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– matte, 1800s– mat, 1800s– matt.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mat.

Etymology: < French mat (1545 in Middle French in this sense; borrowed earlier as mate adj.¹). Compare earlier matt v.The forms matt and matte are perhaps based on the earlier French feminine form †matte (17th to 18th centuries; the modern feminine form is mate).

Of a surface, finish, etc.: without lustre, dull; unpolished. Of a paint, varnish, etc.: imparting a dull finish.

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the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > mat

matta1665

unglossy1822

flatted1851

flat1896

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective] > not lustrous

lacklustrea1616

dead1640

sourd1659

matta1665

unlustrious1709

unlustrous1733

glossless1849

glistenless1854

sheenless1883

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [adjective] > surface of paper for printing

matta1665

a1665 K. Digby Closet Opened (1669) 267 Smooth like Silver between polished and matte.

1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 170/1 Water gilding..is finished either ‘matt’ or burnished... Matt-work is protected with one or two coats of finish-size.

1887 Sci. Amer. 7 May 297/2 Most kinds of varnish that will dry ‘bright’ under ordinary circumstances will become ‘matt’ if subjected to a chill.

1891 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 415 Formula for the production of toluol matt varnish.

1896 Godey's Mag. Apr. 448/2 Others are of mat Roman gold.

1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Oct. 684/1 Taken altogether, it cannot compare with the ‘matte’ appearance of the flatted enamel which is so extensively used in French decoration.

1933 Archit. Rev. 73 265 To treat plastic materials without humbug so as to bring out their..pleasant matt texture.

1973 Sci. Amer. Oct. 128/1 For those who wish a definite opaque matte appearance, talc is cut to a third, and rice starch or particularly fine precipitated chalk is added.

1985 F. Raphael Heaven & Earth xiv. 209 Miranda bolted from her seat and went to put an arm around her hostess and kissed her matt cheek.

1998 Ceramic Rev. Mar. 62/1 Recently my matt glaze went shiny.

Compounds

C1. Modifying the names of colours to form adjectives and nouns.

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1864 Reader 26 Nov. 675/1 The traces are made with diamond points on mat-black paper.

1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 76 The metal separates in a matt grey form.

1936 E. A. M. Wedderburn Alpine Climbing iv. 51 A form of wind crust is wind slab... Its colour is matt white or yellowish.

1944 L. MacNeice Springboard 32 The matt-grey iron ship, Which ought to have been the Future.

1963 Harper's Bazaar Feb. 15/1 Simple shapes with a pleasing contrast of shiny anthracite and mat-white.

1995 I. Rankin Let it Bleed (1996) xi. 76 The walls were creamy matt custard, institution yellow.

C2. Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as matt-coloured, matt-surfaced, etc.

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1890 Jrnl. & Trans. Photogr. Soc. 24 Jan. 60 Matt-surfaced Glass.

1925 Morris Owner's Man. 79 The operation is finished when the valve face has a clean, even, matt-surfaced ring around it.

1969 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 6 Uniquely styled in matte-finished vinyl.

1989 Elle June 162/1 A winter and spring splashed with matte-colored cosmetics and de rigueur red lips.

1998 Paper Focus Aug. 11/2 The range comprises uncoated 4CC..and matt-finished 4CCSilk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

mattv.

Brit.

/mat/, U.S.

/mæt/

Forms: 1600s– mat, 1800s– matt.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: matt adj.

Etymology: Probably < matt adj., although attested earlier. Compare French †matter (1752), mater.

Now rare.

1. transitive. To make (colours, etc.) dull; to give a matt or dull appearance to (metal, gilding, etc.); to dull the glossy appearance of. Also: to frost (glass).

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the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [verb (transitive)] > make mat

matt1602

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > make dim [verb (transitive)] > deprive of lustre

distainc1385

disgloss1562

matt1602

dislustre1638

deaden1666

ungloss1873

delustre1927

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > gild and silver [verb (transitive)] > gild > matt

matt1727–51

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > other metalworking processes

burnishc1325

rockc1400

leadc1440

braze1552

run1650

stratify1669

shingle1674

snarl1688

plate1706

bar1712

strake1778

shear1837

pile1839

matt1854

reek1869

bloom1875

siliconize1880

tumble1883

rustproof1886

detin1909

blank1914

anodize1931

roll1972

1602 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iii. sig. H3^v I'de haue you paint me..In your oile colours matted.

1727–51 E. Chambers Cycl. at Gilding The work being thus far gilt, when dry, remains either to be burnished, or matted... To mat, is to give it a light lick in the places not burnished, with a pencil dipt in size.

1854 F. Reinnel Carpenters' Compan. 74 Those parts of your work which look dull from not being burnished, are now to be matted, that is, are to be made to look like dead gold.

1877 G. E. Gee Pract. Gold-worker 133 A design may be rendered more distinct after the pattern has been greatly brought out in relief by simply matting the ground.

1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 173 The Swiss silver the work first and then mat it by scratch brushing.

1900 Cassell's Cycl. Mech. 1st Ser. 153/2 Now pour on white acid, and let it remain until the glass is matted.

1966 Observer 6 Nov. 30/6 She wears no foundation, just Johnson's baby oil, and matts it with their baby powder.

2. transitive. In glass-painting: to cover (glass) with a layer of colour smoothed over with a soft brush.

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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > glass-making > make glass [verb (transitive)] > specific processes

nip1559

scald1662

found1783

deliver1809

frit1832

gather1839

to wet off, up1849

marver1852

platten1875

matt1885

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > ornamental glass-work > [verb (transitive)] > colour > methods in glass-painting

matt1885

scrub1897

1885 F. Miller Glass-painting 53 A method frequently resorted to..to give tone and softness to white glass is to matt each square when traced, with umber or ancient brown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.1977

adj.a1665

v.1602

单词	matt
释义	mattn. Brit. /mat/, U.S. /mæt/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: matt adj. Etymology: < matt adj. (short for matt finish, matt paint, etc.). A matt finish; a matt paint. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > paint > types of whitewash?1584 rough stuff1841 enamel paint1865 tempera1883 surfacer1885 Bitumastic1889 plastic paint1925 spray-paint1928 emulsion paint1939 Snowcem1939 Day-Glo1944 Artex1952 latex1954 matt1977 1977 Reader's Digest Bk. Do-it-yourself Skills & Techniques i. 13 (table) Emulsion paints... Finishes... Matt, silk or sheen, and gloss. 1986 F. Underwood & G. Warr in A. Limon et al. Home Owner Man. (ed. 2) ii. vii. 233 Some paint makers advise two top coats for finest results. Satin is usually used indoors, matt invariably so. 1990 Artist's & Illustrator's Mag. May 36 (advt.) We manufacture Friskfilm the original low tack soft peel masking film in matt and gloss. 1999 Which? May 30/2 It covers slightly better than silk and is easier to wash than matt. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mattadj. Brit. /mat/, U.S. /mæt/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– matte, 1800s– mat, 1800s– matt. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mat. Etymology: < French mat (1545 in Middle French in this sense; borrowed earlier as mate adj.¹). Compare earlier matt v.The forms matt and matte are perhaps based on the earlier French feminine form †matte (17th to 18th centuries; the modern feminine form is mate). Of a surface, finish, etc.: without lustre, dull; unpolished. Of a paint, varnish, etc.: imparting a dull finish. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > mat matta1665 unglossy1822 flatted1851 flat1896 the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [adjective] > not lustrous lacklustrea1616 dead1640 sourd1659 matta1665 unlustrious1709 unlustrous1733 glossless1849 glistenless1854 sheenless1883 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [adjective] > surface of paper for printing matta1665 a1665 K. Digby Closet Opened (1669) 267 Smooth like Silver between polished and matte. 1876 Encycl. Brit. V. 170/1 Water gilding..is finished either ‘matt’ or burnished... Matt-work is protected with one or two coats of finish-size. 1887 Sci. Amer. 7 May 297/2 Most kinds of varnish that will dry ‘bright’ under ordinary circumstances will become ‘matt’ if subjected to a chill. 1891 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 415 Formula for the production of toluol matt varnish. 1896 Godey's Mag. Apr. 448/2 Others are of mat Roman gold. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Oct. 684/1 Taken altogether, it cannot compare with the ‘matte’ appearance of the flatted enamel which is so extensively used in French decoration. 1933 Archit. Rev. 73 265 To treat plastic materials without humbug so as to bring out their..pleasant matt texture. 1973 Sci. Amer. Oct. 128/1 For those who wish a definite opaque matte appearance, talc is cut to a third, and rice starch or particularly fine precipitated chalk is added. 1985 F. Raphael Heaven & Earth xiv. 209 Miranda bolted from her seat and went to put an arm around her hostess and kissed her matt cheek. 1998 Ceramic Rev. Mar. 62/1 Recently my matt glaze went shiny. Compounds C1. Modifying the names of colours to form adjectives and nouns. ΚΠ 1864 Reader 26 Nov. 675/1 The traces are made with diamond points on mat-black paper. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 76 The metal separates in a matt grey form. 1936 E. A. M. Wedderburn Alpine Climbing iv. 51 A form of wind crust is wind slab... Its colour is matt white or yellowish. 1944 L. MacNeice Springboard 32 The matt-grey iron ship, Which ought to have been the Future. 1963 Harper's Bazaar Feb. 15/1 Simple shapes with a pleasing contrast of shiny anthracite and mat-white. 1995 I. Rankin Let it Bleed (1996) xi. 76 The walls were creamy matt custard, institution yellow. C2. Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as matt-coloured, matt-surfaced, etc. ΚΠ 1890 Jrnl. & Trans. Photogr. Soc. 24 Jan. 60 Matt-surfaced Glass. 1925 Morris Owner's Man. 79 The operation is finished when the valve face has a clean, even, matt-surfaced ring around it. 1969 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 6 Uniquely styled in matte-finished vinyl. 1989 Elle June 162/1 A winter and spring splashed with matte-colored cosmetics and de rigueur red lips. 1998 Paper Focus Aug. 11/2 The range comprises uncoated 4CC..and matt-finished 4CCSilk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). mattv. Brit. /mat/, U.S. /mæt/ Forms: 1600s– mat, 1800s– matt. Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: matt adj. Etymology: Probably < matt adj., although attested earlier. Compare French †matter (1752), mater. Now rare. 1. transitive. To make (colours, etc.) dull; to give a matt or dull appearance to (metal, gilding, etc.); to dull the glossy appearance of. Also: to frost (glass). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [verb (transitive)] > make mat matt1602 the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > make dim [verb (transitive)] > deprive of lustre distainc1385 disgloss1562 matt1602 dislustre1638 deaden1666 ungloss1873 delustre1927 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > gild and silver [verb (transitive)] > gild > matt matt1727–51 society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > other metalworking processes burnishc1325 rockc1400 leadc1440 braze1552 run1650 stratify1669 shingle1674 snarl1688 plate1706 bar1712 strake1778 shear1837 pile1839 matt1854 reek1869 bloom1875 siliconize1880 tumble1883 rustproof1886 detin1909 blank1914 anodize1931 roll1972 1602 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iii. sig. H3^v I'de haue you paint me..In your oile colours matted. 1727–51 E. Chambers Cycl. at Gilding The work being thus far gilt, when dry, remains either to be burnished, or matted... To mat, is to give it a light lick in the places not burnished, with a pencil dipt in size. 1854 F. Reinnel Carpenters' Compan. 74 Those parts of your work which look dull from not being burnished, are now to be matted, that is, are to be made to look like dead gold. 1877 G. E. Gee Pract. Gold-worker 133 A design may be rendered more distinct after the pattern has been greatly brought out in relief by simply matting the ground. 1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 173 The Swiss silver the work first and then mat it by scratch brushing. 1900 Cassell's Cycl. Mech. 1st Ser. 153/2 Now pour on white acid, and let it remain until the glass is matted. 1966 Observer 6 Nov. 30/6 She wears no foundation, just Johnson's baby oil, and matts it with their baby powder. 2. transitive. In glass-painting: to cover (glass) with a layer of colour smoothed over with a soft brush. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > glass-making > make glass [verb (transitive)] > specific processes nip1559 scald1662 found1783 deliver1809 frit1832 gather1839 to wet off, up1849 marver1852 platten1875 matt1885 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > ornamental glass-work > [verb (transitive)] > colour > methods in glass-painting matt1885 scrub1897 1885 F. Miller Glass-painting 53 A method frequently resorted to..to give tone and softness to white glass is to matt each square when traced, with umber or ancient brown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1977adj.a1665v.1602
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