: a dull lusterless surface (as on gilding, metalwork, or satin)
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Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
These cleansers act as your first line of defense against matting, breakage, and unnecessary shedding.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 21 Aug. 2025
Many need extensive dental surgeries, mass removals, treatment for ear and eye infections, and some may require limb amputations likely caused by the horrific matting they were forced to endure.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Many of the dogs showed signs of untreated infections, parasites, dehydration and matting, along with parvo exposure.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 13 July 2025
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Friction against the hair (whether from clothing, pillows and bedding, or even certain styling practices) can also easily lead to matting.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
These cleansers act as your first line of defense against matting, breakage, and unnecessary shedding.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 21 Aug. 2025
Many need extensive dental surgeries, mass removals, treatment for ear and eye infections, and some may require limb amputations likely caused by the horrific matting they were forced to endure.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Many of the dogs showed signs of untreated infections, parasites, dehydration and matting, along with parvo exposure.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 13 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for matting
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“Matting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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