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TATTERS
Etymology
Noun
tatters pl (plural only)
(plurale tantum) Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.
Verb
tatters
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tatter
Anagrams
• tartest
Source: Wiktionary
TATTER
Tat"ter, n.
Definition: One who makes tatting. Caulfield & S. (Doct. of Needlework).
Tat"ter, n. Etym: [Icel. tötur, töttur, pl. tötrar, ; cf. Norw. totra, pl. totror, LG. taltern tatters. *240.]
Definition: A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the plural. Tear a passion to tatters, to very rags. Shak.
Tat"ter, v. t. [p. p. Tattered.]
Definition: To rend or tear into rags; -- used chiefly in the past participle as an adjective. Where waved the tattered ensigns of Ragfair. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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