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tat⋅ter⋅de⋅mal⋅ion
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ˌtæt
ər
dɪˈmeɪl
yən
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-ˈmæl-
/
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–noun
1.
a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
–adjective
2.
ragged; unkempt or dilapidated.
Origin:
1600–10;
first written
tatter-de-mallian
and rhymed with
Italian;
see
tatter
1
;
-de-mallian
< ?
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tat·ter·de·mal·ion
(tāt'ər-dĭ-māl'yən, -mā'lē-ən)
n. A person wearing ragged or tattered clothing; a ragamuffin.
adj. Ragged; tattered.
[Probably
tattered
+
-demalion
,
of unknown meaning
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
tatterdemalion
"ragged child, person dressed in old clothes," 1608, probably from
tatter,
with fantastic second element, but perhaps also suggested by
Tartar,
with a contemporary sense of "vagabond, gypsy."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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