Mats

collectively; materials for mats carpet made of straw, etc., or a texture used packing goods, etc. Matadors, mafa-dor, n. One of the 3 principal in the game of omber and quadrille; the man pointed to kill the bull in bull-fights. Match, mach, ». A combustible substance used retainiug, conveying, or communicating fire; a strip of wood, etc.. having one end covered with composition which ignites by friction. — Match/lock, n. The lock of a musket containing a match for firing it; a musket fired by a match. Match, mach, n. A person or thing equal to another in quality; an equal; mate; a bringing together 2 parties suited to one another, as for a union, a of skill or force, etc.; a contest to try strength skill, or to determine superiority; a marriage; a didate for matrimony. — v. t. [matched (macht), matching.] To be a mate or match for; to succe f ully; to furnish with its match; to bring mate, match, or equal, against; to set in competition; to make equal, proportionate, or suitable marry, give in marriage. — v. i. To be united marriage; to be of equal size, figure, or quality; tally, correspond. — Matchle , a. Having equal; unrivaled. — Match'-maker, n. One contrives a marriage. — mak'ing, ". — Mate, mat, One who customari^ a ociates with another; acorn pan i on; a husband or wife; a bird or animal which has paired with one of the opposite sex; one suitable to be a companion; a match. (X~aut.) An officer a merchant ve el next below the captain; an a istant. — v. t. To match, marry, pair; to match self against, compete with. Materia, ma-te'rT-a, n.