tatter
tatter definition
tat·ter (tat′ər)
noun
- a torn and hanging shred or piece, as of a garment
- a separate shred or scrap; rag
- torn, ragged clothes
Etymology: ME, prob. < ON töturr, rags, tatters, akin to Ger zotte, tuft < IE base *dā(i)-, to cut out, divide > tide
transitive verb
to reduce to tatters; make ragged
intransitive verb
to become ragged
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