tatter
nounA rag, or a part torn and hanging: commonly applied to thin and flexible fabrics, as cloth, paper, or leather: chiefly used in the plural.
nounA ragged fellow; a tatterdemalion.
To rend or tear into rags or shreds; wear to tatters.
To fall into rags or shreds; become ragged.
To chatter; gabble; jabber.
To stir actively and laboriously.
nounOne who tats, or makes tatting.
nounOne who makes tatting.
nounA rag, or a part torn and hanging; — chiefly used in the plural.
transitive verbTo rend or tear into rags; — used chiefly in the past participle as an adjective.