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tat⋅ty
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[tat-ee] 
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–adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est.
| 1. | cheap or tawdry; vulgar: a tatty production of a Shakespearean play. |
| 2. | shabby or ill-kempt; ragged; untidy: an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains. |
tat⋅ty
2 [tat-ee] –noun, plural -ties.
| (in India) a screen, usually made of coarse, fragrant fibers, placed over a window or door and kept moistened with water in order to cool and deodorize the room. |
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| tat·ty (tāt'ē) adj. tat·ti·er, tat·ti·est Somewhat worn, shabby, or dilapidated. [Probably from tat, a rag, shabby person.] |
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Tatty
Tat"ty\, n.; pl. Tatties. [Hind. [.t]a[.t][.t][imac].] A mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass, hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters. [India]
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Language Translation for : tatty
Spanish:
raído, desaseado,
German:
lumpig,
Japanese:
みすぼらしい
tatty
1513, "tangled or matted" (of hair), Scottish, probably related to O.E. tættec "a rag" (see tatter). Sense of "tattered, ragged, shabby" first recorded 1933.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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