Homophones for mat, matte

mat / matte [mæt]

mat – n. & v. – n. – 1. a small, floor covering used for lying, sitting or kneeling on, a small rug; 2. any material used to make a rug; 3. a small piece of coarse material used to protect a surface; 4. an ornamental gold border; 5. a tool similar to a pick with a chisel end and an adze blade at the other; 6. an afternoon theatre performance; v. – 1. make or cover with small pieces of coarse material or rugs; 2. cover with a tangled or interwoven surface; 3. tangle, entwine; 4. provide a print with a border

matte – n. & v. – n. – 1. Metallurgy – molten impure metals during the smelting process; 2. a mask used to obscure some part of an image so that a different background can be substituted; v. – block out or add in using a mask