Hypertext Webster Gateway: "matte"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Matte \Matte\, n. [F. matte; cf. F. mat, masc., matte, fem.,
faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See {Mate} checkmate.]
1. (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by
alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating
the metal from associated iron ores, and called {coarse
metal}, {fine metal}, etc., according to the grade of
fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but
on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color.
2. A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf
is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is
purposely deprived of gloss.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
matte
adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a
photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {mat}, {matt},
{matted}]
n 1: a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are
smelted
2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking
highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness},
{mat}, {matt}]
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