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How to use matting in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Matting means mats, a collection of ground coverings. Example: “In service it was discovered that the matting absorbed moisture which eventually resulted in corrosion of the steel.”

Examples of matting by meaning

nounMats, a collection of ground coverings.

  • In service it was discovered that the matting absorbed moisture which eventually resulted in corrosion of the steel.1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 398

More sentences with matting

  • On this floor is spread in places matting made of bamboo grass.1912, James Hudson Maurer, The Far East. From the entry bedcord
  • This rope-like hairstyle is achieved by matting the hair.2021, Nadia E. Brown, Danielle Casarez Lemi, Sister Style: The Politics of Appearance for Black Women Political Elites, New York, NY…. From the entry loc
  • Matting offers the same type of benefit, as does egg-crating.2002, African Violet Magazine - Volume 55, page 50. From the entry egg-crating
  • Make sure when purchasing matting that it affords good scrapeage.1936, School Management: Administration, Equipment, Maintenance, page 22. From the entry scrapeage
  • On this matting many of the natives throw down a cotton blanket, or possibly a thin mattress, for beds.1912, James Hudson Maurer, The Far East. From the entry bedcord
  • They then organized a petition to the matron complaining of “corrugated cardboard pastry, steak-and-kidney pudding like cork matting and rubbery lemon-meringue pies.”1977 August 16, “Oldsters “can” cook”, in The North Bay Nugget, 71st year, number 52, North Bay, Ont., page 9. From the entry steak-and-kidney pudding
  • She pretended not to hear him and busied herself opening her tenate—the basket without handles, made of matting—where she carried her clothes.1942, Maria Cristina Chambers, The Water-Carrier’s Secrets, Oxford University Press, page 150. From the entry tenate
  • More specifically, animals in the highest dose group had definable clinical signs on day two, decreased activity, anterior abdominal matting of haircoat, and an unkempt appearance.2015 July 6, “Susceptibility of Marmosets ( Callithrix jacchus ) to Monkeypox Virus: A Low Dose Prospective Model for Monkeypox and…. From the entry haircoat
  • Then the huge reddish trunks of massarandubas began to slide past us, their lofty crowns matting together so thickly that they seemed to make a solid roof.2005, Arthur O[lney] Friel, “The Tailed Men”, in Amazon Nights: Classic Adventure Tales from the Pulps, [Holicong, Pa.]: Wildside Press…. From the entry massaranduba
  • Normally one or two futon are laid on tatami, several inches of straw matting recessed into the floor, providing a firm but extremely comfortable night’s rest.1981, The East, page 66. From the entry futon
  • For two hundred of these luckless creatures 'gladiatored' bravely, while an appreciative audience held matting up to its chin to keep from being bespattered with blood.1915, The Atlantic Monthly - Volume 116, page 642. From the entry gladiator

Meaning of matting

  1. noun Mats, a collection of ground coverings.
  2. noun Coarse fabric, of the kind used to make mats.
  3. noun A dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures.

Full definition of matting

Questions about matting in a sentence

How do you use matting in a sentence?
Matting is used as a noun. For example: “In service it was discovered that the matting absorbed moisture which eventually resulted in corrosion of the steel.”
What is a short sentence with matting?
“This rope-like hairstyle is achieved by matting the hair.”
What does matting mean?
Matting means mats, a collection of ground coverings.

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