tatter

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

straccio

haillon

lambeau

trapo

Lumpen

chiffon

cencio

κουρέλι

jirón

farrapo

loque

andrajo

lap

Fetzen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtætə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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