Matting

Without an order from the commander, no one must dare to bring hay, matting, straw, or other such flammable items onto the ship, under penalty of a fine, officers subject to deduction of a month's salary, and enlisted men to be punished by flogging at the mast.

His departure oppressed me with melancholy, and, re-entering the dwelling, I threw myself almost in despair upon the matting of the floor.

The doorways had a transverse mat well with a 1½in thick floor mat. In service it was discovered that the matting absorbed moisture which eventually resulted in corrosion of the steel.

... the sails are of Matting and are made narrow at the head and Square at the foot,... Besides Cloth they [Tahitians] make several different sorts of matting, both better and finer than any we have in Europe; the stuff they make it on is the Produce of the Palm tree.