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verb

Definition of tattersnext
present tense third-person singular of tatter
as in tears
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the little boy tattered that blanket beyond repair by repeatedly yanking on it

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tatters

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noun

plural of tatter
1
as in shreds

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as in rags

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  1. clothing
  2. remnants
  3. attire
  4. raiment
  5. apparel
  6. wear
  7. vesture
  8. rigging
Noun
  • Best Winter Apparel Deals Arguably the most important item to pack for your snow getaway is clothing.
    Erica Paige, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Californians typically toss more than 1 million metric tons of textiles each year — that’s more pounds of clothing than the weight of the Golden Gate Bridge, plus the 55,000 cars that cross it each day.
    Lewis Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of clothing
Noun
  • These stellar remnants are created when stars with masses similar to that of the sun exhaust their fuel for nuclear fusion, the process that converts hydrogen to helium in their cores.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Paddle amidst the towering rock formations, the remnants of Virgin Gorda's volcanic past, to discover hidden caverns where waves and sand meet.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of remnants
Noun
  • Women would turn up to his signings dressed in the elaborate Victorian-goth attire of his characters and beg him to sign their breasts or slip him key cards to their hotel rooms.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Her outfit featured a black skirt suit with statement buttons running down the front placket of her jacket in shades of white and gold, a contrast to the black fabric of her attire.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of attire
Noun
  • Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
  • What spirit are you, that walks this castle in such strange raiment?
    Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
Definition of raiment
Noun
  • Three categories of goods - electronics, apparel, and furniture/home goods - drove over half (54%) of holiday sales.
    Joan Verdon, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Electronics, apparel, and the furniture and home goods segment were the three top categories for the holiday season, which contributed to about 54% of the total online spending, according to Adobe.
    Melissa Repko, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of apparel
Noun
  • Where Portrayal Woman is ruthless and smoky through the wear, Cé Lumière is soft and comforting.
    Jihan Forbes, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Users rave about its amazing (medium, buildable) coverage and lightweight finish—perfect for full glam or daily wear.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of wear
Noun
  • Benedict, in contrast, wore the vesture like a uniform, emphasizing his notion of the papacy not as a glamorous appointment but as the humble, humbling job of leading the Catholic church.
    Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022
  • To believe that this Creator took on human vesture, accepted death and mortality, was tempted, betrayed, broken, and all for love of us, defies reason.
    Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020
Definition of vesture
Noun
  • Smartmatic had sued Newsmax over the post-2020 election amplification of claims that it was involved in the rigging of the election, even though the company was only providing services in Los Angeles County.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The individual dressed as Santa was rappelling down the building during the Norwalk Holiday Extravaganza when part of his costume became entangled in the rigging, leaving him unable to descend any further, fire officials said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of rigging
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