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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tatty \Tat"ty\, n.; pl {Tatties}. [Hind. [.t]a[.t][.t][imac].]
A mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass, hung at a
door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it
enters. [India]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
tatty
adj 1: showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat";
"shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows
and tatty curtains" [syn: {moth-eaten}, {ratty}, {shabby}]
2: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" [syn: {brassy},
{cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish}, {gaudy}, {gimcrack},
{loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
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