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tattersall
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tat·ter·sall also Tat·ter·sall  (ttr-sôl, -sl)
n.
1. A pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background.
2. Cloth woven or printed with this pattern.
adj.
Having a pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background.

[After Tattersall's horse market, London, England, after Richard Tattersall (1724-1795), British auctioneer.]

tattersall [ˈtætəˌsɔːl]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles)
a.  a fabric, sometimes brightly coloured, having stripes or bars in a checked or squared pattern
b.  (as modifier) a tattersall coat
[after Tattersall's; the horse blankets at the market originally had this pattern]


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