matwork en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English meatte Middle English matte English mat Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵyéti Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan Old English wyrċan Middle English worchen English work English matwork From mat + work.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Work done on a mat: exercise taken upon a mat.
Pilates comprises matwork as well as various hanging and pulling exercises.
Near-synonym: floorwork