[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/tatter/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) / tatter

# tatter

noun (tatters)

«tatter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A tatter is a torn scrap of cloth or paper. «In tatters» means torn into many pieces, very worn or ragged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tatter/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a poor person wears rags and tatters, clothes that are torn and worn out

### Examples

- His coat hung in tatters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tatter/#x1)
- The flag was torn to tatters by the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tatter/#x2)
- She wore rags and tatters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tatter/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tatter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tatter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tatter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tatter.html) on Mova free.