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tatting

[tat-ing] Origin

tat·ting

[tat-ing]
noun
1.
the act or process of making a kind of knotted lace of cotton or linen thread with a shuttle.
2.
such lace.

Origin:
1835–45; origin uncertain

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tat

[tat]
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), tat·ted, tat·ting.
to do, or make by, tatting.

Origin:
1900–05; back formation from tatting
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tatting (ˈtætɪŋ)
 
n
1.  an intricate type of lace made by looping a thread of cotton or linen by means of a hand shuttle
2.  the act or work of producing this
 
[C19: of unknown origin]

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Word Origin & History

tat
1882, "to do tatting," back-formation from tatting.
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tatting
"making of knotted lace," 1842, of uncertain origin. In Fr., frivolité.
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TAT abbr.
Thematic Apperception Test

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Slang Dictionary

tat definition


  1. n.
    a tattoo. : Nice tats!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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tatting

process by which a fabric akin to lace is made of thread with a small hand shuttle and the fingers. It was once a widely practiced craft, known in Italy as occhi and in France as la frivolite. The resulting product appears to be quite fragile but is indeed both strong and durable

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