Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Tatter /tăt'-ẽr/ · Tat·ter · IPA /ˈtætə(ɹ)/ n. n. v. t. 01 n. One who makes tatting. 1. One who makes tatting. 02 n. A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the plural. 1. A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the plural. “Tear a passion to tatters, to very rags.” — Shak. 03 v. t. To rend or tear into rags; -- used chiefly in the past participle as an adjective. p. p. Tattered 1. To rend or tear into rags; -- used chiefly in the past participle as an adjective. “Where waved the tattered ensigns of Ragfair.” — Pope.