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noun. bow, loop

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matting

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wall-to-wall carpeting

tangle

noun. knot, confusion

tangle

verb. knot, complicate

raft

craft
float

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verb. blend, unite; contrive

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Word Origin & History

mat O.E. matte, from L.L. matta "mat made of rushes" (4c.), probably from Punic or Phoenician (cf. Heb. mittah "bed, couch"). Meaning "piece of padded flooring used in gymnastics or wrestling" is attested from 1903.

Example Sentences for mat

Say, he told me they've got a mat at the door with 'Welcome' on it—in letters three feet high.

Put him into a mat, and roll him up in it without killing him.

The servants put the rascal into the mat, and tied it round tight.

Then the rascal put him naked into the mat, and tied it round tight.