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tat⋅ter⋅sall

  [tat-er-sawl, -suhl]
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–noun
1. a pattern of squares formed by colored crossbars on a solid-color, usually light background.
2. a fabric with this pattern.
–adjective
3. having this pattern or made of such fabric: a tattersall vest.
Origin:
1890–95; after Tattersall's, London horse market; such patterns were common on horse blankets
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tat·ter·sall also Tat·ter·sall   (tāt'ər-sôl', -səl)   
n.  

  1. A pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background.

  2. Cloth woven or printed with this pattern.

adj.  Having a pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background.

[After Tattersall's horse market, London, England, after Richard Tattersall (1724-1795), British auctioneer.]
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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tattersall 
fabric with small and even check pattern, 1891, so called because it was similar to the traditional design of horse blankets, in ref. to Tattersall's, a famous London horse market and gambler's rendezvous, founded 1766 by Richard Tattersall (1724-95). The surname is from the place in Lincolnshire.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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