'Matted' definitions:

Definition of 'matted'

From: WordNet
adjective
Tangled in a dense mass; "tried to push through the matted undergrowth"
adjective
Not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: flat, mat, matt, matte, matted]

Definition of 'Matted'

From: GCIDE
  • Matted \Mat"ted\, a. [See Matte.] Having a dull surface; lusterless; unburnished; same as matte; as, matted gold leaf or gilding. [1913 Webster]
  • Matted glass, glass ornamented with figures on a dull ground. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Matted'

From: GCIDE
  • Matted \Mat"ted\, a. [See 3d Mat.]
  • 1. Covered with a mat or mats; as, a matted floor. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Tangled closely together; having its parts adhering closely together; as, matted hair. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Matted'

From: GCIDE
  • Mat \Mat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matted; p. pr. & vb. n. Matting.]
  • 1. To cover or lay with mats. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle. [1913 Webster]
  • And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'matted'

From: GCIDE
  • entangled \entangled\ adj.
  • 1. in a confused mass. Contrasted with untangled. [Narrower terms: afoul(postnominal), foul, fouled; {knotted, snarled, snarly}; matted; rootbound; intertwined]
  • Syn: tangled. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. deeply involved especially in something problematic; as, entangled in the conflict.
  • Syn: embroiled. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 3. constrained by or as if by a convoluted rope or net; ensnared. [WordNet 1.5]

Synonyms of 'matted'

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