Part 6886

<hw>Ma"tron*like`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.</def>

<h1>Matronly</h1> <Xpage=902>

<hw>Ma"tron*ly</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Advanced in years; elderly.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.</def>

<h1>Matronymic</h1> <Xpage=902>

<hw>Mat`ro*nym"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mater</ets> mother + <ets>-nymic</ets>, as in <ets>patronimic</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Metronymic</er>.</def>

<h1>Matross</h1> <Xpage=902>

<hw>Ma*tross"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D. <ets>matroos</ets>, fr. F. <ets>matelot</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Matt</h1> <Xpage=902>

<hw>Matt</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Matte</er>.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Mattages</h1> <Xpage=902>

<hw>Mat`ta*ges"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also <altname>matagasse</altname>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Mattamore</h1> <Xpage=902>

<hw>Mat"ta*more`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>matamore</ets>, from Ar. <ets>matm<?/ra</ets>.]</ety> <def>A subterranean repository for wheat.</def>

<h1>Matte</h1> <Xpage=902>

<hw>Matte</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>matte</ets>; cf. F. <ets>mat</ets>, masc., <ets>matte</ets>, fem., faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See <er>Mate</er> checkmate.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <def>A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called <altname>coarse metal</altname>, <altname>fine metal</altname>, 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.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Matted</h1> <Xpage=902>

<hw>Mat"ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Matte</er>.]</ety> <def>Having a dull surface; unburnished; <as>as, <ex>matted</ex> gold leaf or gilding</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Matted glass</col>, <cd>glass ornamented with figures on a dull ground.</cd></cs>

<h1>Matted</h1> <Xpage=902>

<hw>Mat"ted</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See 3d <er>Mat</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Covered with a mat or mats; <as>as, a <ex>matted</ex> floor</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Tangled closely together; having its parts adhering closely together; <as>as, <ex>matted</ex> hair</as>.</def>

<h1>Matter</h1> <Xpage=902>

<hw>Mat"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>matere</ets>, F. <ets>mati\'8are</ets>, fr. L. <ets>materia</ets>; perh. akin to L. <ets>mater</ets> mother. Cf. <er>Mother</er>, <er>Madeira</er>, <er>Material</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the embodiment.</def>

<blockquote>He is the <b>matter</b> of virtue. <i>B. Jonson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That of which the sensible universe and all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; substance.</def>