tatter
tatter · tatters
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ярлык, номерок, этикетка
Fetzen, Lumpen
A shred of torn clothA shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
/ˈtætə(ɹ)/
» The child's clothes were in tatters.
megamanenm · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
Lumpen, Fetzen
A person engaged in tatting.
More definitions
- a small piece of cloth
Examples
9 sentencesThe child's clothes were in tatters.
Felix was dressed in tattered clothing.
I see a tattered flag which continues to flutter in the wind.
Layla's reputation was in tatters.
Mennad's image was in tatters.
Translations
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By meaning 1
A shred of torn cloth:
Origin
From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft,From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”).
From tat + -er.
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