MAT (O. Eng. meatt, from late Lat. mattes, whence Ital. mallet, Ger. and Dan. matte, Du. mat, &c.)

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MAT (O. Eng. meatt, from late Lat. mattes, whence Ital. mallet, Ger. and Dan. matte, Du. mat, &c.) , an article of various sizes and shapes, according to the purpose for which it is intended, and made of plaited or

woven

WOVEN

materials, such as coir, hemp, coco-nut fibre, straw, rushes, &c., or of rope or coarse twine. The finer fabrics are known as " matting " (q.v.). Mats are mainly used for covering floors, or in horticulture as a

protection

PROTECTION

against cold or exposure for plants and trees. When used near the entrance to a

house

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

for people to wipe their boots on "

door

DOOR (corresponding to the Gr. Bbpa,. Lat. fores or valvae; the English word, with other forms common in allied languages, comes from the same Indo-European
stem
- STEM (O. Eng. staefn, stemn, cf. Du. stain, Ger. Stamm, &c., probably related to " staff ")
as the Gr. Obpa and Lat. fares)

mats " are usually made of coarse coco-nut fibre, or india-rubber,

cork

, or of thickly coiled wire. Bags, rolls or sacks made of matting are used to hold coffee, flax,

rice

and other produce, and the

term

TERM

is often used with reference to the specific quantities of such produce, e.g. so many " mats " of coffee,

rice

, &c.
To be distinguished from the above is the

term

TERM

" mat " in glass-painting or gilding, meaning dull, unpolished or unburnished. This is the same as Ger. matt, dead, dull, cf. matt-blau, Med. Lat. mattus, adapted from Persian mat, dazed, astonished, at a loss, helpless, and seen in "

mate

" in chess, from Pers. shah mat the king is dead.

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