matless

• a word derived from mat.
  mat

  noun

  a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.

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matless

And it is not necessary to remove one's shoes; the floor is matless, covered with dust, and squeaks under the unaccustomed weight of entering feet.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series by Lafcadio Hearn

The windows of the house stood wide, and showed rooms within carpetless, matless, swept if not garnished, with other packing-cases stacked about and labelled.

From Foe-Farrell by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

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