MATTER-OF-FACT
Mat"ter-of-fact", a.
Defn: Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.
MATTERY
Mat"ter*y, a.
1. Generating or containing pus; purulent.
2. Full of substance or matter; important. B. Jonson.
MATTING
Mat"ting, n. Etym: [From Mat, v. t. & i.]
1. The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted.
2. Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc.
3. Materials for mats.
4. An ornamental border. See 3d Mat, 4.