(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mat

(2):

(v. t. & i.) The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted.

(3):

(v. t. & i.) An ornamental border. See 3d Mat, 4.

(4):

(v. t. & i.) Materials for mats.

(5):

(v. t. & i.) Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc.

(6):

(n.) A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.