tat¹ or tatt /tat/

1. Pretentious odds and ends of little real value, eg in an antique shop
2. Tawdry or shabby articles esp clothes
3. A rag, esp an old one

To touch up

tattˈily adverb

tattˈiness noun

tattˈy adjective (tattˈier; tattˈiest)

1. Cheap, of poor quality
2. Untidy
3. Shabby
4. (of clothes or ornament) fussy
5. Precious, and often bogus

tat² or tatt /tat/

To make by tatting

To make tatting

tattˈing noun

1. Knotted lace edging made by hand with a shuttle from sewing-thread
2. The act or process of making this

Tattersall's or Tattersalls /tatˈər-sölz/

1. A famous London horse-market and haunt of racing-men, founded 1766 by Richard Tattersall (1724–95)
2. An enclosure at a racecourse, offering cheaper admission than the Members' Enclosure (informal Tatts)
3. A sweepstake or lottery agency with headquarters at Melbourne, Australia (informal Tatts)

Tattˈersall noun

(a fabric with) a pattern of checks like that of the horse-blankets orig used at Tattersall's horse-market (also Tattersall check)

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