\Mat"ting\, n. [From {Mat}, v. t. & i.]
1. The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make
   a mat; the process of becoming matted.
2. 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.
3. Materials for mats.
4. An ornamental border. See 3d {Mat}, 4.

\Mat"ting\, n. [See {Matte}.]
A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as
gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.