MATELASSE
Mate`las`sé", n.
Defn: A quilted ornamented dress fabric of silk or silk and wool.
MATELESS
Mate"less, a. Etym: [Cf. Matchless.]
Defn: Having no mate.
MATELOTE Mat"e*lote, n. Etym: [F., fr. matelot a sailor; properly, a dish such as sailors prepare.]
Defn: A dish of food composed of many kings of fish.
MATELOTE; MATELOTTE Mat"e*lote, Mat"e*lotte, n. [F. matelote, fr. matelot a sailor; properly, a dish such as a sailors prepare.]
1. A stew, commonly of fish, flavored with wine, and served with a wine sauce containing onions, mushrooms, etc.
2. An old dance of sailors, in double time, and somewhat like a hornpipe.
MATEOLOGY
Ma`te*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. matéologie.]