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tattersall

tattersall

1 8.6
A cloth pattern of small, even checks made by thin colored lines on a light background
  • noun
  • /ˈtætərsɔl/
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  • Julia is struck by the button-down tattersall shirt.
  • tattersall shirt

Examples

  • He has longish gray-brown hair, a tattersall button-down shirt, a brown tweed herringbone jacket, and corduroy jeans.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The only thing I think I saw only once was the Tattersall and the shirting.

  • Mister Straight in his collection of tattersall vests, the country boy come to Wall Street.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Yes, I finessed my queen of hearts and forced Finch-Tattersall to sacrifice his ace.

  • However, in other families, it may relieve anxiety for the patient to be involved in these discussions (Clayton, Butow, & Tattersall, 2005).

    Academic text (2009)
  • Panel discussion: "Using the Genome to Understand Human Ancestry." Moderated by Nicholas Wade, New York Times science reporter, with anthropologist Ian Tattersall.

    Academic text (2001)
  • In her mind's eye, Evon saw her there, with the clothespins in her mouth, securing a tattersall shirt or a sheet to the line, standing her ground, asserting her intentions, while the wash gave in and snapped on the wind.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Khayat has received many awards for his research, including the Quebec and Eastern Ontario Chapter - ACI Award of Recognition of Outstanding Contributions to Concrete Science and Technology in 2012, and the G.H. Tattersall Award for Sustaining and Outstanding Contributions in the Area of Sustainability and Durability of Concrete in 2014.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The tailor selected a beautiful tattersall fabric to make a stylish vest for the wedding.

  • Her new tattersall shirt featured a classic pattern that matched perfectly with her blue trousers.

Synonyms

vichy
vstattersall
1 7.8

A light cotton cloth with small checks in two colors

describes small even checks formed by thin multicolored lines on a light background

Surface Forms

tattersall singular
tattersalls plural

Etymology

Tattersall comes from Tattersall's, the London place where people sold horses and the checked horse blankets they used. The checked design from those blankets became known as 'tattersall', so a tattersall is a fabric with small, even checks made by thin colored lines on a light background.