Definition of matte

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Matte (n.) A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss..

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Deposit :: Deposit (v. t.) That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river)..
Oily :: Oily (superl.) Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance..
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only; as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal; abstruse; difficult..
Straining :: Strainer (n.) That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid..
Brazen :: Brazen (v. t.) To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the matter through..
Nucleus :: Nucleus (n.) A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion; -- used both literally and figuratively..
Referee :: Referee (n.) One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it..
Evacuation :: Evacuation (n.) Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means..
Polyglot :: Polyglot (n.) A book containing several versions of the same text, or containing the same subject matter in several languages; esp., the Scriptures in several languages..
Appendix :: Appendix (n.) Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies..
Formal :: Formal (a.) Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect..
Juglandin :: "Juglandin (n.) An extractive matter contained in the juice of the green shucks of the walnut (Juglans regia). It is used medicinally as an alterative, and also as a black hair dye..
Stopple :: Stopping-out (n.) A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts..
Mother :: Mother (v. i.) To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar..
Matterless :: Matterless (a.) Not being, or having, matter; as, matterless spirits..
Questman :: Questman (n.) One legally empowered to make quest of certain matters, esp. of abuses of weights and measures..
Vivification :: Vivification (n.) One of the changes of assimilation, in which proteid matter which has been transformed, and made a part of the tissue or tissue cells, is endowed with life, and thus enabled to manifest the phenomena of irritability, contractility, etc..
Consultation :: Consultation (n.) The act of consulting or conferring; deliberation of two or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision..
Vegeto-animal :: Vegeto-animal (a.) Partaking of the nature both of vegetable and animal matter; -- a term sometimes applied to vegetable albumen and gluten, from their resemblance to similar animal products..
Coction :: Coction (n.) The change which the humorists believed morbific matter undergoes before elimination.
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