matted

[ mat-id ]

/ ˈmæt ɪd /

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adjective

covered with a dense growth or a tangled mass: a garden matted with weeds.

formed into a mat; entangled in a thick mass: matted hair.

formed of mats, or of plaited or woven material.

covered with mats or matting.

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Origin of matted

First recorded in 1600–10; mat¹ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM matted

mat·ted·ly, adverbmat·ted·ness, noun

Words nearby matted

Mattagami, mattamore, Mattaponi, Mattathias, matte, matted, Matteotti, matter, matterate, Matterhorn, matter in deed

Other definitions for matted (2 of 2)

matted²

[ mat-id ]

/ ˈmæt ɪd /

adjective

having a dull finish; matte.

Origin of matted

First recorded in 1815–25; matte¹ + -ed²

How to use matted in a sentence

In the new study, Morganti and colleagues turned their attention to the matted layer underneath the sponge colony, a smorgasbord of discarded spicules and blackened fossilized life, including empty worm tubes and mollusk shells.
Deep-sea Arctic sponges feed on fossilized organisms to survive|Richard Kemeny|February 8, 2022|Science News
Salama al Sersawi leans on a bench, waiting to get his mound of matted hair reined in.
The Gaza Paradox: Hamas Has Little Support, but the War Has a Lot|Jesse Rosenfeld|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From within the tufts of matted hair, the creature released a huge pale cock that defied logic.
Monster Porn Is the Latest Wrinkle in Self-Published Smut|Lizzie Crocker|January 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Above the matted hair that concealed the jaws and cheeks, blue eyes stared out of cavernous sockets.
Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley|John Garth|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The skull of the latter was found broken, as if by such a weapon, and its abundant hair matted with blood!
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Weird shadows played about the mountains on the silver doors, and hid in far corners of the matted floor.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
The Japanese matted floor, even in darkness, gives out a sort of ghostly, phosphorescent glow.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
She had a dirty red bandanna tied over her dirty, matted hair and under her grimy double chin.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
Fearing that Sarah would continue ill, wife and I removed this night to our matted chamber and lay there.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys

British Dictionary definitions for matted

matted

/ (ˈmætɪd) /

adjective

tangled into a thick massmatted hair

covered with or formed of matting

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