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mat·ted

(măt′ĭd)

adj.

1. Covered with or made from mats.

2. Tangled in a dense mass: tried to push through the matted undergrowth.

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matted

(ˈmætɪd)

adj

1. tangled into a thick mass: matted hair.

2. covered with or formed of matting

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Adj.	1.	matted - tangled in a dense mass; "tried to push through the matted undergrowth" tangled - in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"
	2.	matted - not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" mat, matt, matte, flat dull - emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"

matted

adjective tangled, knotted, unkempt, knotty, tousled, ratty, uncombed She had matted hair and torn dusty clothes.

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Translations

أشْعَث الشَّعْر

rozcuchaný

verfilzt

emmêlé

összegubancolt

flæktur, flókinn

arruffato coperto di stuoie

sammenfiltret

keçeleşmiş

成簇的缠结的

matted

[ˈmætɪd] ADJ → enmarañado y apelmazado
matted hair → greñas fpl, pelo m enmarañado y apelmazado
matted with blood → enmarañado y apelmazado por la sangre

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

matted

[ˈmætɪd] adj [hair, fur] → emmêlé(e)matt emulsion n → peinture f mate

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matted

adj → verfilzt; hair matted with blood/mud → mit Blut/Schlamm verkrustetes Haar

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matted

[ˈmætɪd] adj (hair) → arruffato/a; (sweater) → infeltrito/a

mat

(mӕt) noun

a flat piece of material (rushes, rubber, carpet, cork etc) for wiping shoes on, covering a floor, or various other purposes. Wipe your shoes on the doormat; a table mat.

ˈmatted adjective

in a thick untidy mess. matted hair.

ˈmatting noun

a material used for making mats. coconut matting.

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Pale-golden and vermilion orchids flaunted their unhealthy blossoms in the golden, dripping sunshine that filtered through the matted roof.

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He was an extraordinary figure, with his red beard and matted hair, and his great hairy chest.

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The grayness of the whole immense surface, the wind furrows upon the faces of the waves, the great masses of foam, tossed about and waving, like matted white locks, give to the sea in a gale an appearance of hoary age, lustreless, dull, without gleams, as though it had been created before light itself.