tattersall

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tat·ter·sall

also Tat·ter·sall T0058200 (tăt′ər-sôl′, -səl)n.1. A pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background.2. Cloth woven or printed with this pattern.adj. Having a pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background.

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[After Tattersall's horse market, London, England, after Richard Tattersall (1724-1795), British auctioneer.]

tattersall

(ˈtætəˌsɔːl) n (Textiles) a. a fabric, sometimes brightly coloured, having stripes or bars in a checked or squared patternb. (as modifier): a tattersall coat. [C19: after Tattersall's; the horse blankets at the market originally had this pattern]

tat•ter•sall

(ˈtæt ərˌsɔl, -səl)

n. 1. a pattern of squares formed by colored crossbars on a solid-color background. 2. a fabric with this pattern. adj. 3. having this pattern. [1890–95; after Tattersall's, London horse market; such patterns were common on horse blankets]