tatters
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tatters
- /ˈtætəz/ UK
- /ˈtætɚz/ US
Where it comes from
Cognate with Old English tættec, tætteca.
noun
- Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc. The universe is finished; the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago. 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, a
noun
- plural of tatter
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of tatter
Translations
Talk about this word "tatters." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tatters. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tatters. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tatters "tatters." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tatters.
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@misc{tatters_2026,
title = {tatters},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tatters},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
