matted• Her fur was matted and she was so emaciated she could hardly stand.• The sun had burned him black and his hair, which was naturally black, was matted and tangled.• a messy, mattedbeard• Some grow into mattedfilaments and curds, others into thick leatherysheets.• Not to mentionhalf a ton of bloat, several wagonloads of smuts, and a sackful of matted hair.• The hair of Oceanus also appears to be styled on the same mattedlocks which comprise the lion's main at Verulamium.• The left haunch was mattedred with blood where my pellet had hit it.• His hair was a damp, matted tangle.• Her hair was matted with blood.