MATELASSÉ

‖Mate′las′sé″ (?), a. [[F., p.p. of matelasser to cushion, to cover as with a mattress, fr. matelas mattress. See Mattress.]] Ornamented by means of an imitation or suggestion of quilting, the surface being marked by depressed lines which form squares or lozenges in relief; as, matelassé silks.