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tatter(1) (iou)



tatter noun1. LME.

An irregularly torn piece, strip, or scrap hanging from a piece of cloth etc.; a scrap, a rag; in pl., tattered or ragged clothing, rags.
in tatters colloq. (of a plan, argument, etc.) ruined, demolished. tear to tatters = tear to shreds s.v. SHRED noun.
J. Poyer The..material..had cracked in places, and a long tatter trailed along one arm. Daily Express Filthy grey curtains hung in tatters at broken windows.
tattery adjective full of tatters; tattered, ragged: M19.