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TATTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tatting mean?
• TATTING (noun)
The noun TATTING has 2 senses:
1. needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle
2. the act or art of making handmade lace
Familiarity information: TATTING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tatting" is a kind of...):
needlecraft; needlework (a creation created or assembled by needle and thread)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act or art of making handmade lace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lace making; tatting
Hypernyms ("tatting" is a kind of...):
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Derivation:
tat (make lacework by knotting or looping)
Context examples
On her left were two matrons, with massive foreheads and bonnets to match, discussing Women's Rights and making tatting.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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