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matte |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Matte \Matte\, n. [F. matte; cf F. mat, masc., matte, fem., faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See {Mate} checkmate.] 1. (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called {coarse metal}, {fine metal}, etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color. 2. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: matte adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {mat}, {matt}, {matted}] n : the property of having little or no contrast [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness}, {mat}, {matt}]
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