matte

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matte1 /mat/

▶noun an impure product of the smelting of sulphide ores, especially those of copper or nickel.

– origin C19: from Fr. (in OFr. meaning ‘curds’), fem. of mat ‘matt’.

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matte2 /mat/

▶noun a mask used to obscure part of an image in a film and allow another image to be substituted.

– origin C19: from Fr.

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matte3

▶adjective, noun, & verb variant spelling of matt.

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matt /mat/ (also matte)

▶adjective (of a colour or surface) dull and flat, without a shine. ▶noun

• 1 a matt colour, paint, or finish.

• 2 a sheet of cardboard placed on the back of a picture, as a mount or to form a border.

▶verb (matts, matting, matted) give a matt appearance to.

– origin C17: from Fr. mat.