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Tatters

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtætəz

Definitions

Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Españoljirones
Italianostracci
9 more languages
العربيةالخرق
Češtinačáryhadry
Suomiriekale
Gàidhligluideagan
Հայերենցնցոտի
Tagaloglawing
Українськалахміття

Examples

“The universe is finished; the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago. Poor Lazarus there, chattering his teeth against the curbstone for his pillow, and shaking off his tatters with his shiverings, he might plug⟳ up both ears with rags, and put⟳ a corn-cob into his mouth, and yet that would not keep⟳ out the tempestuous Euroclydon.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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