Matte

matte
    adj 1: not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a
           photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {mat},
           {matt}, {matte}, {matted}]
    n 1: a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores
         are smelted
    2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking
       highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness},
       {lustrelessness}, {mat}, {matt}, {matte}]
    v 1: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The
         fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt
         up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {matte}, {mat}]
    

Matte \Matte\ (m[a^]t), n. [F. matte; cf. F. mat, masc., matte,
   fem., faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See {Mate}
   checkmate.]
   1. (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by
      alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating
      the metal from associated iron ores, and called {coarse
      metal}, {fine metal}, etc., according to the grade of
      fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but
      on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf
      is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is
      purposely deprived of gloss.
      [1913 Webster]
    

matte \matte\ (m[a^]t), a.
   Having a dull, lusterless surface finish; opposed to {glossy}
   or polished; as, a matte photograph; a proof coin with matte
   figures on a polished field.
   [PJC]
    

22 Moby Thesaurus words for "matte":
      Photostat, Xerox, Xerox copy, blowup, blueprint, contact printing,
      cyanotype, enlargement, glossy, hologram, lantern slide, microcopy,
      microprint, photocopy, photogravure, photostatic copy, positive,
      print, projection printing, semi-matte, slide, transparency