different between matting vs masting

English

matting (countable and uncountable, plural mattings)

Mats, a collection of ground coverings.
- 1846, Herman Melville, Typee
  His departure oppressed me with melancholy, and, re-entering the dwelling, I threw myself almost in despair upon the matting of the floor.
Coarse fabric, of the kind used to make mats.
- c. 1771 James Cook, First Voyage Round the World
  ... the sails are of Matting and are made narrow at the head and Square at the foot,...
  Besides Cloth they [Tahitians] make several different sorts of matting, both better and finer than any we have in Europe; the stuff they make it on is the Produce of the Palm tree.
(art, photography) A dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures.
Synonyms: matte, mat, passe-partout

matting

masting (plural mastings)

masting

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