forming a thick tangled mess / covered with mats or matting

simple past tense and past participle of mat

plural of Mat

Alternative form of matte (“not reflecting light”)

(video games, slang) A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.

(printing) Short for matrix.

(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

(dated slang) Abbreviation of matinee (“performance at a theater”).

(transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats. / (intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.