MATINEE
Mat`i*née", n. Etym: [F., from matin. See Matin.]
Defn: A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See SoirÉe.
MATRASS
Ma*trass", n. Etym: [F. matras; perh. so called from its long narrow
neck; cf. OF. matras large arrow, L. materis, mataris, matara, a
Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin.] (Chem.)
Defn: A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.
MATRESS
Mat"ress, n.
Defn: See Matress.
MATRIARCH
Ma"tri*arch, n. Etym: [L. mater mother + -arch.]
Defn: The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
MATRIARCHAL
Ma`tri*ar"chal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch.