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mat

[mat] / mæt /




VERB
make interwoven mass
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Sometimes, classes are held in an open area in a slum with students seated on mats and carpets.

From BBC

He made sleeping mats stuffed with rustling palm fronds, a table and two stools, a desk, bookcases and shelves for his science stuff, coconut-shell bowls, and seashell plates.

From Literature

Its larvae inhabit damp mats of moss and algae along the Antarctic Peninsula.

From Science Daily

“Nice shoes!” read the welcome mat inside the CitizenM Paris Gare de Lyon hotel—a fitting quip since I already knew I would be walking a lot to avoid expensive ride-shares and taxis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Orion had dozed off on a plush floor mat.

From Literature