1. A covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) 
2. Mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
   - mat

1. Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
   - entangle, tangle, snarl 
2. Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
   - felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte

Derived forms: mattings

Type of: change, covering, distort, mounting, twine, twist

Encyclopedia: Mat

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