Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An opaque border or pattern placed between a source of light and a photosensitive surface to prevent exposure of specified portions of the surface.
- noun A map specifying how two electronic images of the same size and shape are to be cropped for combination into a single image.
- noun A kind of paint that dries to a dull finish.
- adjective Having a dull finish.
- noun A mixture of a metal with its sulfides, produced by smelting the sulfide ores of copper, lead, or nickel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In metallurgy, a product of the smelting of sulphureted ores, obtained in the process which next follows the roasting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called
coarse metal ,fine metal , etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color. - noun A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss.
- adjective Having a dull, lusterless surface finish; opposed to
glossy orpolished .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun art, photography A decorative
border around apicture - noun film A
background , oftenpainted or created withcomputers - noun The molten
metal sulfide phases typically formed duringsmelting ofcopper ,nickel , and other base metals - adjective
dull , notreflective oflight
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not reflecting light; not glossy
- noun the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- noun a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
- verb change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Paraguay tea, which they call matte, as I mentioned before, is always drunk twice a day: this is brought upon a large silver salver, with four legs raised upon it, to receive a little cup made out of a small calabash or gourd, and tipped with silver.
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He figured if the plain matte finish worked, why not make them camo?
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As Del said the 8400 in matte makes an excellent hunting rifle.
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Rustoleum makes great sprays in matte finish that would do a good job.
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Maybe will get my nails done in matte black with white letters and punctuation marks.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Times Square bombing — where were the cameras? 2010
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Rustoleum makes great sprays in matte finish that would do a good job.
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As Del said the 8400 in matte makes an excellent hunting rifle.
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Maybe will get my nails done in matte black with white letters and punctuation marks.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Times Square bombing — where were the cameras? 2010
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The newest additions to the line, the ShortTrac and LongTrac Stalker models, feature composite stocks and forearms in matte-black finish and European styling.
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Flat finishes, also called matte paint jobs, are an emerging trend in luxury car design.
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