1. A covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
   "They used matting to protect the newly planted grass"
    
2. Mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
   "The artist chose a neutral matting to frame the watercolour";
   - mat

1. Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
   "The wind matted her hair";
   - entangle, tangle, snarl
    
2. Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
   "Her hair matted up after days without washing";
   - felt, felt up, mat up, matte up, matte

Derived forms: mattings

Type of: change, covering, distort, mounting, twine, twist

Antonym: straighten out

Encyclopedia: Matting