Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
tatting
(noun) needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle
tat, intertwine
(verb) make lacework by knotting or looping
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Origin unknown. The noun appears earlier than the verb. Attested since the mid-19th century.
tatting (countable and uncountable, plural tattings)
A form of looped and knotted lace needlework made from a single thread.
The art of making such lace.
tatting
present participle of tat
Source: Wiktionary
Tat"ting, n.
Definition: A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a peculiar stitch. Tatting shuttle, the shuttle on which the thread used in tatting is wound.
Tat, n. Etym: [Hind. tat.]
Definition: Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius, or jute. [India]
Tat, n. Etym: [Hind. tatt.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A pony. [India]
Tatt, v. t. & i.
Definition: To make (anything) by tatting; to work at tatting; as, tatted edging.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.