: a dull lusterless surface (as on gilding, metalwork, or satin)
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Depending on your hair texture, castor oil could cause hair matting or other similar issues.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 22 July 2024
To create custom fabric matting, cut a piece of backing board and fabric to your preferred size, making sure to cut a rectangle in the center of both to fit your photo.
—Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
The list included palm fiber, goat hair, reeds, four types of wood, leather, palm leaf matting and palm rib decking, linseed oil, sesame oil and an animal fat called bitumen.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
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Framed or unframed, with matting or without, sets or single pieces, Target has it all.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Depending on your hair texture, castor oil could cause hair matting or other similar issues.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 22 July 2024
To create custom fabric matting, cut a piece of backing board and fabric to your preferred size, making sure to cut a rectangle in the center of both to fit your photo.
—Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
The list included palm fiber, goat hair, reeds, four types of wood, leather, palm leaf matting and palm rib decking, linseed oil, sesame oil and an animal fat called bitumen.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
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“Matting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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