Tattered
111tattiness — tatty ► ADJECTIVE (tattier, tattiest) informal ▪ worn and shabby; in poor condition. DERIVATIVES tattily adverb tattiness noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «rag»; related to TATTERED(Cf. ↑tattered) …
112tatty — ► ADJECTIVE (tattier, tattiest) informal ▪ worn and shabby; in poor condition. DERIVATIVES tattily adverb tattiness noun. ORIGIN from Old English, «rag»; related to TATTERED(Cf. ↑tattered) …
113sin|glet — «SIHNG gliht», noun. 1. a man s short sleeved undershirt or jersey: »They were dressed in tattered singlets and equally tattered trousers (New Yorker). 2. any undershirt for men. 3. Nuclear Physics. a resonance with a spin of zero …
114tat|tered — «TAT uhrd», adjective. 1. full of tatters; torn; ragged: »a tattered dress. 2. wearing torn or ragged clothes: »This is the man, all tattered and torn (Nursery Rhyme) …
115tat|ter|y — «TAT uhr ee», adjective. = tattered. (Cf. ↑tattered) …
116Betorn — Be*torn , a. Torn in pieces; tattered. [1913 Webster] …
117Duds — Duds, n. pl. [Scot. dud rag, pl. duds clothing of inferior quality.] 1. Old or inferior clothes; tattered garments. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. Effects, in general.[Slang] [1913 Webster] …
118Lychnis Flos-cuculi — Ragged Rag ged (r[a^]g g[e^]d), a. [From {Rag}, n.] 1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken; as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail. [1913 Webster] 2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough; jagged; as, ragged rocks.… …
119Master of the robes — Robe Robe, n. [F., fr. LL. rauba a gown, dress, garment; originally, booty, plunder. See {Rob}, v. t., and cf. {Rubbish}.] 1. An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the… …
120Mistress of the robes — Robe Robe, n. [F., fr. LL. rauba a gown, dress, garment; originally, booty, plunder. See {Rob}, v. t., and cf. {Rubbish}.] 1. An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or the… …
