释义 |
matted I. adjective Etymology: in part of sense 1 & all of sense 2, from past participle of mat (II); in part of sense 1, from mat (V) + -ed 1. : covered or provided with a mat or mats < a matted floor > < a matted picture > 2. a. : tangled closely together : having the parts adhering closely together < matted hair > b. : intertangled with something specified : tangled full of — usually used in combination < a leaf-matted lawn > II. adjective Etymology: from past participle of mat (III) 1. : having a dull surface : unburnished, lusterless 2. : having an evenly roughened surface — used especially of carving on furniture |