"Matte" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... bottom of the furnace the liquid copper is drawn out and allowed to run into moulds where it finally cools. It is then known as copper matte. The copper still contains some impurities, and retains in addition whatever gold and silver may have been present in the ore. Most copper ores carry a small ...
— The Western United States - A Geographical Reader • Harold Wellman Fairbanks
... "What's matte'," inquired the Chinaman, putting his head in at the living-room door; his almond eyes as wide as they could go, with an expression of celestial consternation that convulsed the artist. Catching sight of the automobile, ...
— The Eyes of the World • Harold Bell Wright
... know, is behaving a little bit better; He and Papa are great friends; but he really is too SHILLY-SHALLY,— So unlike George! Yet I hope that the matte is going on fairly. I shall, however, get George, before he goes, to say something. Dearest Louise, how delightful to bring young ...
— Amours de Voyage • Arthur Hugh Clough |
