Mat \Mat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matted; p. pr. & vb. n. Matting.]

1. To cover or lay with mats. --Evelyn.

2. To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.

And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair. --Dryden.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Matted \Mat"ted\, a. [See Matte.]

Having a dull surface; unburnished; as, matted gold leaf or gilding.

Matted glass, glass ornamented with figures on a dull ground.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Matted \Mat"ted\, a. [See 3d Mat.]

1. Covered with a mat or mats; as, a matted floor.

2. Tangled closely together; having its parts adhering closely together; as, matted hair.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)