TATTERSALL

Etymology

From an English place name.

Noun

tattersall (plural tattersalls)

A fabric pattern containing squares of dark lines on a light background.

Proper noun

Tattersall

An English habitational surname originally from Tattershall in Lincolnshire

Source: Wiktionary



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INLAY

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