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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. being two identical;
[syn: duplicate, matching, twin(a), twinned]

2. intentionally matched;
- Example: "curtains and walls were color coordinated"
[syn: coordinated, co-ordinated, matching]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Match \Match\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Matched; p. pr. & vb. n. Matching.] 1. To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal. [1913 Webster] No settled senses of the world can match The pleasure of that madness. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal. [1913 Webster] No history or antiquity can matchis policies and his conduct. --South. [1913 Webster] 3. To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against. [1913 Webster] Eternal might To match with their inventions they presumed So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a horse; to match cloth. "Matching of patterns and colors." --Swift. [1913 Webster] 5. To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing to another). [1913 Webster] Let poets match their subject to their strength. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster] 6. To marry; to give in marriage. [1913 Webster] A senator of Rome survived, Would not have matched his daughter with a king. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 7. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards. [1913 Webster] Matching machine, a planing machine for forming a tongue or a groove on the edge of a board. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

matching \matching\ adj. 1. having identical or closely similar appearance or properties; as, a pair of matching candlesticks. Syn: duplicate, twin(prenominal), twinned. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Harmonious and pleasing in appearance when used together; as, a matching skirt and blouse. Syn: coordinated; color-coordinated. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

matching adj 1: being two identical [syn: duplicate, matching, twin(a), twinned] 2: intentionally matched; "curtains and walls were color coordinated" [syn: coordinated, co-ordinated, matching]