tatter
pronunciation
How to pronounce tatter in British English:
UK ['tætə]
How to pronounce tatter in American English:
US ['tætə]
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- Noun:
- a small piece of cloth or paper
Word Origin
- tatter (n.)
- c. 1400, tatrys (plural) "slashed garments," from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse töturr "rags, tatters, tattered garment," cognate with Old English tættec, tætteca "rag, tatter." Related: Tatters.
Example
- 1. She replies to my point so convincingly that my argument is soon in tatter .
- 2. She replied to my point so convincingly that my argument was soon in tatter .
- 3. If I am a princess in rags and tatter , I can be a princess inside .