tatter in English

tatter

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expr. tatters,
a. torn or ragged clothing.
Ex. ... a suit of rags and tatters on my back (Samuel Rowlands).
b. (Figurative.) useless fragments of anything; pieces; bits.
Ex. After the explosion only tatters of the old barn were

tatter

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noun 1. a torn or ragged piece dangling from any cloth or garment; rag.
Ex. After the storm the flag hung in tatters upon the mast.
2. a piece of cloth, paper, or other material torn off; shred; scrap.

tatter

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tatter (1), noun, verb.

tatter

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tatter (2), noun.
a person who tats.

tatter

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tatter (3), noun.
(Especially British Slang.) a rag-and-bone man; junkman.

tatter

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v.i. to be or become tattered.

tatter

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v.t. to tear or wear to pieces; make ragged; fray.