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    tatters
    /ˈtatəz/

    plural

    • 1. irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper, or other material: "he was forced to wear rags and tatters a beggar would scorn"

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  2. www.etymonline.com › word › tattertatter | Etymology of tatter by etymonline

    Jan 16, 2024 · tatter. (n.1) c. 1400, taters, tatrys (plural) "torn or ragged strips hanging from a garment," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse töturr "rags, tatters, tattered garment," cognate with Old English tættec, tætteca "rag, tatter." As "ragged clothing, slashed garments, mid-15c. Also tater-wagge (c 1400).

    • Tattered

      tattered. (adj.) c. 1400, tatered, tatrid, "clad in slashed...

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › tattertatter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 19, 2024 · tatter (third-person singular simple present tatters, present participle tattering, simple past and past participle tattered) To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding. (intransitive) To fall into tatters.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › tatter_v1tatter, v.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the verb tatter is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). tatter is apparently formed within English, by back-formation. Etymons: tattered adj.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › tatter_v2tatter, v.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the verb tatter is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for tatter is from around 1380, in the writing of John Wyclif, theologian, philosopher, and religious reformer.

  6. www.etymonline.com › word › tatteredtattered | Etymology of tattered by etymonline

    Jan 16, 2024 · tattered. (adj.) c. 1400, tatered, tatrid, "clad in slashed or ragged garments," from tatter (n.) or its Scandinavian source. Earlier "jagged" (late 14c.), of teeth, a saw. The verb tatter "rend or tear into rags or shreds" is from c. 1600. also from c. 1400.

  7. www.encyclopedia.com › tattertatter - Encyclopedia.com

    The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. tatter (chiefly pl.) irregularly torn piece. First recorded in tatarwagges (c.1400), but implied in earlier tattered orig. †clothed in slashed garments, tatering slashing of garments (XIV).

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tatterTatter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a part torn and left hanging : shred. 2. tatters ˈta-tərz plural : tattered clothing : rags. Synonyms. Verb. rend. ribbon. rip. rive. shred. tear. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of tatter in a Sentence. Verb the little boy tattered that blanket beyond repair by repeatedly yanking on it. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb.