I. adjective
Etymology: in part of sense 1 & all of sense 2, from past participle of mat (II) ; in part of sense 1, from mat (V) + -ed
1. : covered or provided with a mat or mats
a matted floor
a matted picture
2.
a. : tangled closely together : having the parts adhering closely together
matted hair
b. : intertangled with something specified : tangled full of — usually used in combination
a leaf- matted lawn
II. adjective
Etymology: from past participle of mat (III)
1. : having a dull surface : unburnished , lusterless
2. : having an evenly roughened surface — used especially of carving on furniture