tatty¹ see under tat¹and taut²

tatty² /tatˈi/

An Indian mat of bamboo, cuscus-grass roots, etc, esp one kept wet in a doorway or window to cool the air

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

taut² or tawt /töt/ (Scot)

To mat, tangle

tautˈit adjective

tawtˈie or tattˈy adjective

• facade
• facades
• face
• face-ache
• face-aches
• Facebook®
• face card
• face cards
• face-centred
• facecloth
• facecloths
• face cream
• face creams
• faced
• face down
• face flannel
• face flannels
• face-fungus
• face-guard
• face-guards
• face-harden
• face-hardened
• face-hardening
• face-hardens
• faceless