Tatter

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tatter
    n 1: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn: {rag}, {shred},
         {tag}, {tag end}, {tatter}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tatter \Tat"ter\, n.
   One who makes tatting. --Caulfield & S. (Doct. of
   Needlework).
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tatter \Tat"ter\, n. [Icel. t["o]tur, t["o]ttur, pl. t["o]trar,
   ?["o]ttrar; cf. Norw. totra, pl. totror, LG. taltern tatters.
   [root]240.]
   A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the
   plural.
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         Tear a passion to tatters, to very rags. --Shak.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tatter \Tat"ter\, v. t. [p. p. {Tattered}.]
   To rend or tear into rags; -- used chiefly in the past
   participle as an adjective.
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         Where waved the tattered ensigns of Ragfair. --Pope.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

80 Moby Thesaurus words for "tatter":
      ablate, abrade, barrel, beeline, bit, bits, bullet, butt, chip,
      chunk, clip, clipping, collop, crumb, cut, cutting, destroyed,
      dollop, end, erode, fly, fragment, fray, frazzle, fret, gob,
      gobbet, haste, hasten, highball, hunk, in disarray, in ruins,
      in shreds, in tatters, lump, modicum, moiety, morceau, morsel, nip,
      paring, particle, patch, piece, pieces, rags, rasher, rocket,
      rub off, ruined, scoop, scrap, scraps, shard, shattered, shaving,
      shiver, shred, shreds, slice, sliver, smithereen, snack, snatch,
      snick, snip, snippet, splinter, stitch, stump, tag, tatters, wear,
      wear away, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear ragged, weather