See also:

• MAT (O. Eng. meatt, from late Lat. mattes, whence Ital. mallet, Ger. and Dan. matte, Du. mat, &c.)

MAT (O. Eng. meatt, from See also:

• LATE

late See also:

• LAT

Lat. mattes, whence Ital. See also:

• MALLET (or MALLOCH), DAVID (?17o5–1765)
• MALLET, PAUL HENRI (173o–18o7)

mallet, Ger. and See also:

• DAN

Dan. matte, Du. mat, &c.)  , an See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article of various sizes and shapes, according to the purpose for which it is intended, and made of plaited or See also:

• WOVEN

woven materials, such as See also:

• COIR (from Malay Kayar, cord, Kayaru, to be twisted)

coir, See also:

• HEMP (in O. Eng. henep, cf. Dutch hennep, Ger. Hanf , cognate with Gr. Kavval3er, Lat. cannabis)

hemp, coco-See also:

• NUT
• NUT (0. Eng. knutu, cf. Dutch noot, Ger. Nuss; allied with Gael. cno; it is not of the same form as Lat. nux)

nut fibre, See also:

• STRAW

straw, rushes, &c., or of rope or coarse twine . The finer fabrics are known as " See also:

• MATTING

matting " (q.v.) . Mats are mainly used for covering floors, or in See also:

• HORTICULTURE
• HORTICULTURE (Lat. hortus, a garden)

horticulture as a See also:

• PROTECTION

protection against See also:

• COLD (in O. Eng. cald and ceald, a word coming ultimately from a root cognate with the Lat. gelu, gelidus, and common in the Teutonic languages, which usually have two distinct forms for the substantive and the adjective, cf. Ger. Kolte, kalt, Dutch koude

cold or exposure for See also:

• PLANTS

plants and trees . When used near the entrance to a See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house for See also:

• PEOPLE

people to wipe their boots on " See also:

• DOOR (corresponding to the Gr. Bbpa,. Lat. fores or valvae; the English word, with other forms common in allied languages, comes from the same Indo-European stem as the Gr. Obpa and Lat. fares)

door mats " are usually made of coarse coco-nut fibre, or See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

india-See also:

• RUBBER, INDIARUBBER

rubber, See also:

• CORK
• CORK (perhaps through Sp. corcha from Lat. cortex, bark, but possibly connected with quercus, oak)
• CORK, RICHARD BOYLE

cork, or of thickly coiled See also:

• WIRE (A.S. wir, a wire; cf. Swed. vire, to twist, M.H.G. wiere, a gold ornament, Lat. viriae, armlets, ultimately from the root wi, to twist, bind)

wire . Bags, rolls or sacks made of matting are used to hold See also:

• COFFEE (Fr: cafe, Ger. Kaffee)

coffee, See also:

• FLAX

flax, See also:

• RICE (Greek 6p6 a, Latin oryza, French riz, Italian riso, Spanish arroz, derived from the Arabic)
• RICE, EDMUND IGNATIUS (1762-1844)
• RICE, JAMES (1843-1882)

rice and other produce, and the See also:

• TERM

term is often used with reference to the specific quantities of such produce, e.g. so many " mats " of coffee, rice, &c . To be distinguished from the above is the term " See also:

• MAT (O. Eng. meatt, from late Lat. mattes, whence Ital. mallet, Ger. and Dan. matte, Du. mat, &c.)

mat " in See also:

• GLASS
• GLASS (O.E. glees, cf. Ger. Glas, perhaps derived from an old Teutonic root gla-, a variant of glo-, having the general sense of shining, cf. " glare," " glow ")
• GLASS, STAINED

glass-See also:

• PAINTING

painting or See also:

• GILDING

gilding, meaning dull, unpolished or unburnished . This is the same as Ger. matt, dead, dull, cf. matt-blau, Med . See also:

• LAT

Lat. mattus, adapted from See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian mat, dazed, astonished, at a loss, helpless, and seen in " See also:

• MATE (a corruption of make, from O. Eng. gemaca, a " comrade ")
• MATE, or PARAGUAY TEA

mate " in See also:

• CHESS

chess, from Pers. shah mat the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king is dead .