matasse, n.f., raw silk; raw cotton.
☉matassins, n.m.pl., matachin dance; matachins; (figs.) buffoon.
maté, n.m., (bot.) maté; Paraguay tea.
mâté, -e, adj., (nav.) masted. — en caravelle; fitted with pole top-masts. — en chandelier; masted upright. — en frégate; having bent, inclined, masts. — en vaisseau; masted as a ship of the line. — en fourche; masted with a gaff. — à pible; pole-masted. — en polacre; masted with three pole masts and square sails. — en heu; masted for a sprit. — en galère; masted as a galley. Haut —, trop —; over-masted.
matelas (ma-tlâ), n.m., mattress; pad; wadding. — d’un carrosse; squab, cushion, of a coach. — de bourre; flock-bed. — à air; air mattress.
matelasser (ma-tla-sé), v.a., to cover with a mattress, to stuff.
matelassi-er, n.m., -ère, n.f., mattress-maker.
matelot (ma-tlô), n.m., seaman, sailor; (nav.) consort-ship. Bon —; able seaman. — de première classe; able-bodied seaman. — à deniers; seaman engaged for a specified time. — à mariage; seaman engaged for the whole voyage. Vaisseau —; good company-keeper.
matelotage (ma-tlo-taj), n.m., seamanship; seaman’s wages, pay.
matelote (ma-tlot), n.f., (cook.) matelote, fish-stew. À la —; seamanlike, sailor fashion.