tatter

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.

Verb

1. (transitive) To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding.
2. (intransitive) To fall into tatters.

Concepts

haillon

lambeau

chiffon

loque

torchon

pendeloque

en haillons

esquinter

guenille

abîmer

Synonymes

rag

shred

tear

tag

old-clothes dealer

fray

mangle

scrap

tag end

old-clothes man

fret

destroy

ruin

fragment

torn

wear away

shred of cloth

jag

piece

rags

shambles

snatch

target

tattered

in rags

piece of cloth

woollen cloth

junkman

clout

Traductions

straccio

Lumpen

κουρέλι

cencio

jirón

trapo

andrajo

lap

harapo

andrajo

farrapo

Fetzen

brandello

flard

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtætə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”).