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The definition of a tatter is a shredded rag or torn piece of clothing.

(noun)

An example of a tatter is a castaway's clothing after three months on a desert island.

Tatter is to shred, or leave in rags.

(verb)

A child tearing up a pair of pants while they play roughly at the park is an example of tatter.

See tatter in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a torn and hanging shred or piece, as of a garment
a separate shred or scrap; rag
torn, ragged clothes

Origin: 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

See tatter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A torn and hanging piece of cloth; a shred.
tatters Torn and ragged clothing; rags.

tr. & intr.v. tat·tered, tat·ter·ing, tat·ters

To make or become ragged.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English tater

Origin: , of Scandinavian origin

noun

One that makes tatting, especially as a livelihood.

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