[mat], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piece of coarse material placed on a floor for people to wipe their feet on

- a small piece of cork, card, or fabric placed on a table or other surface to protect it from the heat or moisture of an object placed on it

- a thick, untidy layer of something hairy or woolly
(e.g: his chest was covered by a thick mat of soft fair hair)


Phrases:
- go to the mat
- on the mat

Origin:
Old English m(e)att(e), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mat and German Matte, from late Latin matta, from Phoenician

[mat], (Verb)

Definitions:
- tangle (something, especially hair) in a thick mass
(e.g: the fur on its flank was matted with blood)


Phrases:
- go to the mat
- on the mat

Origin:
Old English m(e)att(e), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch mat and German Matte, from late Latin matta, from Phoenician

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