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Tatter
Pronunciation : Tat"ter
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who makes tatting. Caulfield & S. (Doct. of Needlework).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tat"ter
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Icel. t?tur, t?ttur, pl. t?trar, ; cf. Norw. totra, pl. totror, LG. taltern tatters. *240.]
Definition : Defn: A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the plural. Tear a passion to tatters, to very rags. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tat"ter
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To rend or tear into rags; -- used chiefly in the past participle as an adjective. Where waved the tattered ensigns of Ragfair. Pope.
t. [p. p. Tattered.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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