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Mitted vs Matted - What's the difference?

mitted | matted |

As adjectives the difference between mitted and matted

is that mitted is having fur on the feet that is a different colour from the rest of the coat while matted is forming a thick tangled mess.

As a verb matted is

past tense of mat.

mitted

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a cat) Having fur on the feet that is a different colour from the rest of the coat.

    • matted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mat)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • forming a thick tangled mess
  • * 1899 ,
    • The moon had spread over everything a thin layer of silver—over the rank grass, over the mud, upon the wall of matted vegetation standing higher than the wall of a temple [...]
  • covered with mats or matting

    • Derived terms

    * nonmatted * unmatted