tatter

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

lap

flard

lomp

vod

vel

verscheuren

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

straccio

haillon

lambeau

chiffon

Lumpen

trapo

cencio

κουρέλι

jirón

farrapo

harapo

loque

Fetzen

andrajo

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈtætə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

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