matted
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She said they were severely matted and it took the team more than two days to gently shave and groom them before rehabilitation could begin.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The schoolhouse is a dull, matted red, as are other architectural elements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
To a matted poodle: “Sweet love, what are you?”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024
As erosion slows, marsh and streamside vegetation is rebounding and putting down densely matted root systems that can increasingly stand firm against flooding, or surging waves.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024
Mundungus stank of stale sweat and tobacco smoke: His hair was matted and his robes stained.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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