matt, matte (2)

[Ger. matt =dull, dim.; said of metals.] 1. Metall .: A ma of imperfectly reduced metal, having impurities, mineral and metallic, as in the case of copper. 2. Gilding : The dead or unburnished surface of gold, when the gold-leaf is merely pre ed upon the size and is not rubbed with the burnisher. The dead appearance of portions acts as a foil to the lustrous surface over which the burnisher has pa ed. *mắt-ta-chîn, *măt-a-chin, s. [Sp. matachin .] A dance in which the performers fenced and thrust at each other with swords, as in real duelling, protecting themselves with their bucklers; a sword dance. To dance a matt a chin : To fight a duel. "I'd dance a matachin with you, should make you sweat your best bloud for't." Beaum. & Flet.: The Elder Brother , v. i.