About the Tatters

Where did the name the Tatters come from, you ask ...
It actually has more than one meaning for us.
We feel it shows two sides of us. Which is why
"grossly wholesome" is so appropriate in
describing us. To help you understand a
bit more, here are definitions from
Webster himself.

tat*ting (noun)
[origin unknown]
First appeared 1842
1 : a delicate handmade lace formed usu. by looping and knotting with a single cotton thread and a small shuttle
2 : the act or process of making tatting

tat*tered (adjective)
First appeared 14th Century
1 : wearing ragged clothes <a ~ barefoot boy>
2 : torn into shreds : RAGGED
3 a : broken down : DILAPIDATED
b : being in a shattered condition : DISRUPTED

tatter [2] (noun)
[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse toturr tatter; akin to Old English taetteca rag, Old High German zotta matted hair, tuft]
First appeared 15th Century
1 : a part torn and left hanging : SHRED
2 plural : tattered clothing : RAGS

tat*ter [1]
verb transitive
First appeared 14th Century
: to make ragged
verb intransitive
: to become ragged