The Fathers exported immense quantities of hides and controlled the production of matte, then, as now, the favourite drink of Creoles and Indians in the southern half of the continent.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson
In most lagoons the depth is considerably greater in the centre than in the channels; but in Tilla-dou-matte, where the marginal ring-formed reefs stand far apart, the same depth is carried across the entire atoll, from the deep-water line on one side to that on the other.
"Coral-Reefs"
Darwin, Charles
You must take care, not to scorch them: for then they would look yellow or red, and they must be pure, white and smooth like Silver between polished and matte, or like a looking Glass.
"The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened"
Kenelm Digby