mat

  • 81mat — 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,… …

  • 82mat —   Moena, ahu, pālaulau (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entries and entries that follow them).   Also: ālaulau, āne ene e, ao, apeu, āpeupeu, āleuleu, kumunu a, maka opihi, ōpihipihi, pālau; pākaukau, papa aina (for food); pā ū, u a, pakakeha,… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 83MAT — ATE. adj. (Le T se prononce.) Qui n a point d éclat. Il ne se dit guère que Des métaux qu on met en oeuvre, sans y donner le poli. Or, argent mat. Vaisselle mate.   En Peinture, Coloris mat, couleur mate, Coloris, couleur qui n a point d éclat.… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 84MAT — Abbreviation for multifocal atrial tachycardia. * * * maternal [origin]; mature * * * mat or matt or matte mat adj 1) lacking or deprived of luster or gloss: having a usu. smooth even surface free from shine or highlights 2) having a coarse rough …

    Medical dictionary

  • 85mat — 1. sf., Fr. mat Parlak olmayan, donuk Birleşik Sözler ipek matı 2. is., Far. māt Satranç oyununda taraflardan birinin yenilgisi Birleşik Sözler şah mat Atasözü, Deyim ve Birleşik Fiiller mat etmek mat olmak …

    Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük

  • 86mat — English has two distinct words mat. The one meaning ‘small carpet’ [OE] is ultimately of Latin origin (matta), but it found its way into the West Germanic group of languages in prehistoric times, and has produced German matte and Dutch mat as… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 87mat — mȁt2 m DEFINICIJA šah završni potez kojim se dobiva partija [dati mat] SINTAGMA mat pozicija 1. šah šahovska partija završena matom 2. pren. pozicija iz koje nema izlaza (u politici, životu i sl.) ETIMOLOGIJA tur. mat, şah mat ← perz. šāhmāt:… …

    Hrvatski jezični portal

  • 88mat — English has two distinct words mat. The one meaning ‘small carpet’ [OE] is ultimately of Latin origin (matta), but it found its way into the West Germanic group of languages in prehistoric times, and has produced German matte and Dutch mat as… …

    Word origins

  • 89MAT — adj. m. T. du jeu d’échecs Il se dit en parlant du Roi auquel l’échec est donné et qui est réduit à ne pouvoir sortir de sa place sans se mettre de nouveau en échec, en prise. être échec et mat, ou, simplement, être mat, se dit du Joueur qui a… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 90mat — n. 1) to weave a mat 2) an exercise; place; welcome mat * * * [ mɑːteɪ] place welcome mat an exercise to weave a mat …

    Combinatory dictionary