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Definitions for Tatter
ˈtæt ərtat·ter

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rag, shred, tag, tag end, tatternoun

    a small piece of cloth or paper

Wiktionary

  1. tatternoun

    A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.

  2. tatternoun

    A person engaged in tatting.

  3. tatterverb

    To destroy an article of clothing by shredding.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tatternoun

    A rag; a fluttering rag.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    This fable holds from him that sits upon the throne, to the poor devil that has scarce a tatter. Roger L'Estrange.

  2. To Tatterverb

    To tear; to rend; to make ragged. Tattered is perhaps more properly an adjective.

    Etymology: totæran , Saxon.

    Through tatter’d cloaths small vices do appear,
    Robes and furr’d gowns hide all. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    An apothecary late I noted
    In tatter’d weeds, with overwhelming brows,
    Culling of simples. William Shakespeare, Rome and Juliet.

    Where wav’d the tatter’d ensigns of Ragfair,
    A yawning ruin hangs. Alexander Pope.

    In the land of liberty little tyrants rag’d,
    Tore from cold wintry limbs the tatter’d weed. James Thomson.

ChatGPT

  1. tatter

    A tatter is a small piece or fragment that has been torn or ripped away from something larger, often in ragged or irregular shape. It often refers to a piece of cloth or fabric, suggesting that the item is old, worn, or in a state of disrepair.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tatternoun

    one who makes tatting

  2. Tatternoun

    a rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the plural

  3. Tatterverb

    to rend or tear into rags; -- used chiefly in the past participle as an adjective

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tatter

    tat′ėr, n. a torn piece: a loose hanging rag.—v.t. and v.i. to tear to tatters: to fall into tatters.—n. Tatterdemā′lion, a ragged fellow.—p.adj. Tatt′ered, in tatters or rags: torn.—adj. Tatt′ery, very ragged. [Ice. töturr (pl. tötrar), rags, a torn garment.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Tatter in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Tatter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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