I. matte
variant of mat
II. mat·te ˈmä(ˌ)tā noun
( -s )
Etymology: French & American Spanish; French maté, from American Spanish mate — more at mat é
: maté
III. matte ˈmat, usu -ad.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: French
: a crude mixture of sulfides formed in smelting sulfide ores of metals (as copper, lead, nickel)
IV. matte transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to convert (ore) into matte