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matte

1
or mat, matt

[ mat ]

adjective

  1. having a dull or lusterless surface:

    matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.



noun

  1. a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
  2. a tool for producing such a surface.
  3. Metallurgy. an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, especially those of copper.
  4. Movies. matte shot.

verb (used with object)

matted, matting.
  1. to finish with a matte surface.

matte

2

[ mat ]

noun

Mining.
  1. a mass of timber caved beneath overburden so as to cushion the fall of the overburden and separate it from mineral to be extracted beneath.

matte

1

/ ³¾Ã¦³Ù /

noun

  1. an impure fused material consisting of metal sulphides produced during the smelting of a sulphide ore
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

matte

2

/ ³¾Ã¦³Ù /

noun

  1. films television a mask used to blank out part of an image so that another image can be superimposed
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of matte1

First recorded in 1640–50; from French mat (masculine), matte (feminine), Old French, from Late Latin mattus “moist, soft, weak,†perhaps from unattested maditus, derivative of Latin ³¾²¹»åŧ°ù±ð “to be wetâ€

Origin of matte2

< German; akin to mat 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of matte1

C19: from French
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Where “Cross†might be said to have a matte finish, “The Day of the Jackal,†created by the Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter Ronan Bennett, is high-gloss.

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The magazines are sometimes oversized and increasingly matte finished, filled with edge-to-edge photographs and literary heaves.

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Over the last two years, I’ve drenched the bathroom in glossy navy, bisected an office with teal and mustard, painted the stairwell a bright, matte powdery pink.

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The aluminum frame around the phone has a satin texture, while the back is now made from a grippier matte material instead of glossy plastic.

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The doors and the top half are tinted glass, and the bottom is matte black.

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