tatter

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
6
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈtætə(ɹ)/

Definition of tatter

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
    “You can’t – you shan’t – you don’t – you won’t – you thing of rag and tatter, O!”
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noun

  1. A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
    “You can’t – you shan’t – you don’t – you won’t – you thing of rag and tatter, O!”
  2. A person engaged in tatting.

verb

  1. (transitive)To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding.
  2. (intransitive)To fall into tatters.

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Etymology

From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”).

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