matinee

• matinée (pedantic); mat (dated slang)

From French matinée.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmætɪˌneɪ/

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matinee (plural matinees)

1. A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
   • 2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135:

     59 sneak in some red Smuggle a bottle of wine, two glasses, and a corkscrew into a long matinee. Red wine is rich in life-extending antioxidants, and the caper will add zest even to a bad movie.

2. (dated) A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.
   • 1906, Dry Goods Guide, volumes 17-18, page 70:

     Empire matinees in lingerie stuffs with trimmings of lace and embroidery are shown in great variety.

• mat
• matinee coat, matinée coat
• matinee idol, matinée idol
• matinee jacket, matinée jacket

matinee (third-person singular simple present matinees, present participle matineeing, simple past and past participle matineed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To put on a matinee performance (of).

• etamine, mateine

Old French matinee.

matinee f (plural matinees)

1. morning

• French: matinée

matinee oblique singular, f (oblique plural matinees, nominative singular matinee, nominative plural matinees)

1. morning

• Middle French: matinee
  • French: matinée
• Norman: matinaïe (Guernsey)