masty2+ (mast i)

[ a plural, whence the later a umed singular masty.] Same as mastiff. Not a masty upon the castle walls but shall bark too. Shirley, Maid's Revenge, iv. 1. The true-bred masty shows not his teeth, nor opens, Till he bites. The Unfortunate Usurper (1663). ( Nares .) masuelt (mas-ū-el'), n. [OF. ma uelle , masu- ele , maçuele , a mace, ma e , mace , a mace: see mace1 .] A war-mace. Also spelled ma uelle . masulah-boat, n . See masoola - boat . mat1 (mat), n. [ matte , meatta = D. mat = LG. matte = OHG. matt a , MHG. matte , matze , G. matte = Sw. matt a = Dan. matte = W. mat = Ir. mat a = It. matt a (= OF., with change of initial m to n (as also in napkin , napery , as compared with map ), nate , F. natte , > MLG. natte = ME. natte, natt, nat), matt a (ML. natta ), a mat.] 1. An article plaited or woven of more or le coarse material, as rushes, straw, IMG:content-0315.jpg:[blocks in formation] Thou mock-made man of mat! charge home, sirrah! Fletcher, Bonduc a, iv. 2. 4. A structure of interwoven withes, weeds, brush, or the like, or of fascines, fastened with ropes and wires, used as a revetment on riverbanks, etc.; a mattre . 5. A sack made of matting, such as are used to contain coffee or to cover tea-chests; specifically, such a sack containing a certain quantity of coffee. The annual receipts of coffee landed at the warehouses in Brooklyn amount to about 2,500,000 mats. IMG:content-0316.jpg:[graphic] Evening Post , June 13, 1888. 6. Anything closely set, dense, and thick: as, a mat of hair; a mat of weeds.-7. A piece of thick paper, cardboard, or other material placed for protection or ornament immediately under the gla in a picture-frame, with enough of the central part cut out for the proper display of the picture (usually a drawing, engraving, or photograph).-8. In lace - making, the solid or closely worked surface, as distinguished from the more open part. mat1 (mat), v.; pret. and pp. matted, ppr. mat ting. [ Keep the doors and windows of your conservatories well matted and guarded from the piercing air. Evelyn, Calendarium Hortense. 2. To make like a mat; cause to resemble a mat; twist together; interweave like a mat; entangle: as, matted hair. The bank, with daff a dillies dight, With gra like sleave was matted . Drayton, Quest of Cynthia. IMG:content-0317.png:[blocks in formation]