Mat Oxford Dictionary

The noun from anglo norman french mat from the phrase eschec mat checkmate.

Mat oxford dictionary. Oxford english and spanish dictionary thesaurus and spanish to english translator. Computer science computer science and philosophy mathematics mathematics and computer science mathematics and philosophy mathematics and statistics. See mate in the oxford advanced american dictionary see mate in the oxford learner s dictionary of academic english. Some may insist you sleep on mats on hard floors to straighten out the spine but they are in a minority the children lay on a mat on the floor and not on a bed she explained she said that she was sleeping on a mat on the floor of her hut as usual and the rat crept up and bit her finger.

Main definitions of mat in english. Noun sense 8 middle english. If you are applying for one of the following courses you will be required to sit the mat. The verb from anglo norman french mater to checkmate.

Mat 1 mat 2 mat 3. Mat definition a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes straw hemp or similar fiber or of some other pliant material as rubber used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface to wipe the shoes on etc. Related to dutch mat and german matte from late latin matta from phoenician. A matt black the play between glossy and matt surfaces lends a subtle complexity to a simple restaurant fitout surface quality of the mat side at the final gauge was the most important parameter to be controlled.

The white place mat was topped by custom made bone china pure white plate etched in silver at the rim the table is set with an a3 paper place mat and a pair of ominous looking chopsticks the place mat illustration is not a photographic representation of actual clams of course but an airbrush painting. Definition of mat 1 noun in oxford advanced learner s dictionary.