betatteredadj.
/bɪˈtatəd/ All in tatters, ragged.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing ragged or tattered clothing
tattered1340
fitteredc1380
renta1382
raggedc1390
fortattereda1500
seam-rent1548
shake-ragged1550
tottered1570
beragged1611
betattered1618
shagged1622
tagged1631
duddy1718
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > ragged or tattered
fitteredc1380
rattedc1400
fluttered1589
shagged-ragged1612
betattereda1704
tatterly1739
Falstaffian1809
out-of-elbowa1820
shreddy1835
raggedy1836
1618 G. Wither Wither's Motto in Wks. (1633) 553 The beggarliest And most betattered Pesant.
a1704 T. Brown tr. Aristænetus Lett. in Wks. (1707) I. iii. 35 She brought a Gown..bepatch'd and betatter'd.
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