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• Mat — Mat, n. [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.] 1. A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mat grass — Mat Mat, n. [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.] 1. A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mat rush — Mat Mat, n. [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.] 1. A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mat — 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… …   From formal English to slang

• mat — 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… …   Universalium

• mat — 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,… …  

• Weed mat — is a fibrous cloth like material used in weed control.Weed mat is an artificial mulch, laid on top of the soil and prevents weeds from growing to the surface. =Laying Weed Mat [http://www.hireahubby.co.nz/news.asp?pageID=2145820979… …   Wikipedia

• Nardus stricta — Mat Mat, n. [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.] 1. A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Scirpus lacustris — Mat Mat, n. [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of rushes.] 1. A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pleuston — pleustonic /plooh ston ik/, adj. /plooh steuhn, ston/, n. Biol. a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water. [1940 45; pleus ( < Gk pleûs(is) sailing,… …   Universalium

• pleuston — pleus•ton [[t]ˈplu stən, stɒn[/t]] n. pln ecl a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a body of fresh water • Etymology: 1940–45; pleus (< Gk pleûs(is) sailing pleus•ton′ic, adj …   From formal English to slang