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Meaning of matte

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  matte
      adj 1: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a
             photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {mat},
             {matt}, {matte}, {matted}]
      n 1: a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores
           are smelted
      2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking
         highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness},
         {lustrelessness}, {mat}, {matt}, {matte}]
      v 1: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The
           fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt
           up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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