TATTERDEMALIONS

Noun

tatterdemalions

plural of tatterdemalion

Source: Wiktionary


TATTERDEMALION

Tat`ter*de*mal"ion, n. Etym: [Tatter + OF. desmaillier to break the meshes of, to tear: cf. OF. maillon long clothes, swadding clothes, F. maillot. See Tatter, and Mail armor.]

Definition: A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin. L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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