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

tat⁵ /tat/

A tap

1. To touch, tap
2. To flog

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