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tatter

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tat·ter 1  (ttr)
n.
1. A torn and hanging piece of cloth; a shred.
2. tatters Torn and ragged clothing; rags.
tr. & intr.v. tat·tered, tat·ter·ing, tat·ters
To make or become ragged.
[Middle English tater, of Scandinavian origin.]
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Noun1.tattertatter - a small piece of cloth or paper
rag, tag end, shred, tag
piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric
pine-tar rag - baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip


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I wonder that I did not have him beaten; but there was something about him that spoke of other things than rags and tatters.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
Poor Lazarus there, chattering his teeth against the curbstone for his pillow, and shaking off his tatters with his shiverings, he might plug up both ears with rags, and put a corn-cob into his mouth, and yet that would not keep out the tempestuous Euroclydon.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
She cannot flee, Since her few tatters scarce suffice to clothe Her shrunken limbs.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
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