From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmattingmat‧ting /ˈmætɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] TIstrong rough material, used for making mats straw matting
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matting• Just inside the vestibule there was coconut matting, and seeing this Mum looked about then began to wipe her feet.• In went the filter plate, followed by a thin layer of filter matting.• But then came the springy, difficult to crush and easy-to-use filter matting.• The walls were lined with another fine matting woven in a large diamond design of red and green.• Textured seats and colourful woven floor matting add to the hot tropical ambiance.• AT first they build temporary shelters by weaving a kind of palm branch into matting from which they make little houses.• A floor of matting had been laid, and the Tarvarian Khan was sitting cross-legged on a carpet at one side. 