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tatter
1[ tat-er ]
noun
- a torn piece hanging loose from the main part, as of a garment or flag.
- a separate torn piece; shred.
- tatters, torn or ragged clothing:
dressed in rags and tatters.
verb (used with object)
- to tear or wear to tatters.
verb (used without object)
- to become ragged.
tatter
/ ˈæə /
verb
- to make or become ragged or worn to shreds
noun
- plural torn or ragged pieces, esp of material
- in tatters
- torn to pieces; in shreds
- destroyed or ruined
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tatter1
C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic öٳܰ rag, Old English æٳٱ, Old High German æٱ rag
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It fretted that Europe, with its economy and infrastructure in tatters, was vulnerable both to home-grown communist parties and abroad from an expansionist Soviet Union.
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My weight plummeted and my relationship with food and exercise was in tatters.
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The ceasefire that Trump touted in the days before he took office appears to be in tatters.
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Israel’s military assault on Gaza has taken at least 48,000 lives and left its infrastructure in tatters.
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"His reputation might be in tatters within certain circles, but commercially, he remains bulletproof," says Borkowski.
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