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(n)
A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
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An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water).
The state of being flat
A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.
Absence of luster.
A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
A surname from Spanish.
A range of values or locations.
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
(uncountable) A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
A male given name from Hebrew, of occasional usage, variant of Matthew.
(N)
a comune (municipality) in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Italian region of Calabria.
A light picture frame or mat of cardboard, wood, etc., usually put between the picture and the glass, and sometimes serving for several pictures.
(finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
The frame into which a picture is placed.
(in the singular) The ability to see.
The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
(finish carpentry, interior decorating) A horizontal molding attached to a wall intended to facilitate the hanging of decorative objects.
Alternative form of picture frame. [The frame into which a picture is placed.]
(v)
(transitive) To tower over; to go or rise higher than.
(art, photography) The act of setting a painting, photograph, etc. in a frame.
(paper-making, art) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
A desk formed of fine ground glass, used for retouching photographic negatives.
(adv)
(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
A board on which photographs can be mounted.
A glass frame used in printing vignette pictures.
Alternative form of matboard. [Synonym of mountboard.]
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
Synonym of place mat.
(printing) A thin frame in a printing press that holds the sheet of paper in position and acts as a mask.
A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
(photography) A shallow box, usually having a glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to light.
(printing, dated) A stand for holding cases of type when in use.
A mark made on paper by the edge of an intaglio plate during printing.
A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings.
The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
(chiefly attributive) A woodworking technique used for doors, wainscoting, etc. in which a "floating" panel is enclosed within a sturdy frame.
(now usually uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
(archaeology) A sign of the former location of some feature (such as a wall or a ditch) revealed by variations in plant growth on the surface.
(art) An artwork having a motif of wrapping or concealment.
(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
(printing, historical) A surface prepared for printing a background.
(by extension) A short story or anecdote that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.
A five-part polyptych; a picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.
The setting or background of an acted performance.
A kind of bulletproof vest.
(microscopy) The medium used for mounting a slide
The act of biting.
A mat of material used as a filter
(Internet) The set of frames that constitute the layout of a webpage.
A protective mat, usually heat-resistant, placed under a single person's tableware (including cutlery) at the dining table.
(art) A substrate, material, or support upon which a painting or engraving is created.
(uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
(photography) A flat translucent material found in a system camera that allows the photographer to preview the framed image in a viewfinder.
A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
Without motion.
(art) A style of painting in a small range of monochrome colours.
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
A mat that is laid on the floor.
A square or almost square design element that contains text or graphics separate from the main body of text or graphics on the page.
An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.
(carpentry) A type of wooden board that connects with others using a tongue and groove system
A light paper used as interleaving between artworks or stamp album pages.
A frame of animation in which objects are distorted in order to simulate motion blur.
A sheet of durable smooth material that is placed on a floor space occupied by a chair (typically one equipped with casters) to prevent undue wear.
A reusable mat, usually made from silicon, that is placed on the bottom of a pan or baking sheet to prevent food from sticking.
A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.
A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.
An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
Synonym of mountboard.
A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration.
(construction, masonry, carpentry) Boards used as underlayment for tile, plaster, or other materials.
A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.
A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
(online gaming) A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament.
A round picture or other work of art.
(painting) A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
Alternative form of box art. [The illustrations or photography on the box in which a product is packaged.]
(photography, historical) A small photographic portrait with an adhesive backing.
A covering over something else.
(weaving) The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge.
The illustrations or photography on the box in which a product is packaged.
(painting) A visible mark on a painted surface left by the bristles of a paintbrush.
A paper mask used in printing vignette pictures.