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Tatter vs Frayed - What's the difference?

tatter | frayed |

As verbs the difference between tatter and frayed

is that tatter is to destroy an article of clothing by shredding while frayed is past tense of fray.

As a noun tatter

is a shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.

As an adjective frayed is

unravelled, worn at the end or edge.

tatter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
  • A person engaged in tatting.

    • Verb

  • To destroy an article of clothing by shredding.

    • frayed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unravelled, worn at the end or edge.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (fray)

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