"tatter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tatter.wav Forms: tatters [plural]
Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ) Etymology: Apparently a back-formation from tattered. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tatter (plural tatters)
  1. A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing. Translations (A shred of torn cloth): λακίς (lakís) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), дрипа (dripa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), парцал (parcal) [masculine] (Bulgarian), drap [masculine] (Catalan), 碎布 (Chinese Mandarin), hadr [masculine] (Czech), drapaĉo (Esperanto), riekale (Finnish), riepu (Finnish), lambeau [masculine] (French), trapo [masculine] (Galician), farrapo [masculine] (Galician), galdrapa [feminine] (Galician), aldraxe [masculine] (Galician), Lumpen [masculine] (German), Fetzen [masculine] (German), rago (Ido), hohla (Ingrian), räpäle (Ingrian), cencio [masculine] (Italian), straccio [masculine] (Italian), strofinaccio [masculine] (Italian), pedaç [masculine] (Occitan), esquinç [masculine] (Occitan), limbèl [masculine] (Occitan), پاچاوره (paçavra) (Ottoman Turkish), خرقه (hırka) (Ottoman Turkish), rasgo (Portuguese), trapo (Portuguese), farrapo [masculine] (Portuguese), zdreanță [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-tatter-en-noun-9h1439KO Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 37 40 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 37 42 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 44 38 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 45 36 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 44 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tatter.wav Forms: tatters [plural]
Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ) Etymology: From tat + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tat|er}} tat + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tatter (plural tatters)
  1. A person engaged in tatting.
    Sense id: en-tatter-en-noun-UrK2Isbm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tatter.wav Forms: tatters [present, singular, third-person], tattering [participle, present], tattered [participle, past], tattered [past]
Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ) Etymology: Apparently a back-formation from tattered. Head templates: {{en-verb}} tatter (third-person singular simple present tatters, present participle tattering, simple past and past participle tattered)
  1. (transitive) To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tatter-en-verb-6olmrAHL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 22 37 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 17 20 35 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 18 41 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 37 40 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 37 42 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 32 44 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 44 38 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 53 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 44 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 45 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 32 44 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 49 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 20 54 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 21 51 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 53 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 50 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 26 48 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 44 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 32 44 24
  2. (intransitive) To fall into tatters. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tatter-en-verb-hVqIUBfN Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 37 40 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 37 42 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 44 38 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 44 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈtætə(ɹ)/"
    },
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dripa",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дрипа"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "parcal",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "парцал"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "drap"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "碎布"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hadr"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "drapaĉo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "riekale"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "riepu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lambeau"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trapo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "farrapo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galdrapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aldraxe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lumpen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Fetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "lakís",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λακίς"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "rago"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "hohla"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "räpäle"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cencio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "straccio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strofinaccio"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pedaç"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esquinç"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "limbèl"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "paçavra",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "پاچاوره"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "hırka",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "خرقه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "rasgo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "word": "trapo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "farrapo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "A shred of torn cloth",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zdreanță"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Ingrian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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        "present",
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        "participle",
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        "To fall into tatters."
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        "(intransitive) To fall into tatters."
      ],
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}

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