Matted

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mat form-of, participle, past
  2. 2
    simple past and past participle of matt form-of, participle, past
  3. 3
    simple past and past participle of matte form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Forming a thick tangled mess.

    "The moon had spread over everything a thin layer of silver—over the rank grass, over the mud, upon the wall of matted vegetation standing higher than the wall of a temple […]"

  2. 2
    Covered with mats or matting.

    "The servant led us down a matted passage and showed us at the end into a great library […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    tangled in a dense mass wordnet
  2. 2
    not reflecting light; not glossy wordnet

Synonyms

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balled upborderbristlybushybyzantineciliate

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"His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments, which were of antique cut, were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves."

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