tatter
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English[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
Apparently a back-formation from tattered.
Noun[edit]
tatter (plural tatters)
- A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
- 1896, “Well You're a Pretty Kind of Fellow”, William S. Gilbert (lyrics), Sir Arthur Sullivan (music):
- You can’t – you shan’t – you don’t – you won’t – you thing of rag and tatter, O!
Translations[edit]
A shred of torn cloth
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Verb[edit]
tatter (third-person singular simple present tatters, present participle tattering, simple past and past participle tattered)
- (transitive) To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding.
- (intransitive) To fall into tatters.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
tatter (plural tatters)
- A person engaged in tatting.
Translations[edit]
A person engaged in tatting
German[edit]
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Verb[edit]
tatter
- inflection of tattern:
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