TATTERS


Meaning of TATTERS in English

/ ˈtætəz; NAmE -tərz/ noun

[ pl. ] clothes or pieces of cloth that are badly torn

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IDIOMS

- in tatters

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (also in the singular meaning scrap of cloth ): from Old Norse to̧trar rags.

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