Wiktionary
welcome mat
n. 1 A doormat with a welcoming message on it. 2 (context by analogy English) Any sign or indication of welcome.
WordNet
welcome mat
n. a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering [syn: doormat]
Wikipedia
Welcome mat
- redirect Mat
Usage examples of "welcome mat".
I cried, wiping my feet on the new welcome mat and hurrying into the living room.
At the top of the steps, she slipped a brass key from under a plastic welcome mat.
His eyes find the welcome mat, a reassuring touch of the ordinary world he can feel already disappearing around him, and he steps up onto the topmost board and knocks on the door.
Standing on the welcome mat was a small, ruggedly pretty Chicano woman of about fifty whom he had seen around.