"the kids will tatter that doll beyond repair if they don't quit yanking on it",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Dangerous Toys\u2019 tattered sway made these Austin, Texas rockers an appealing spin for fans whose appetite for destruction had yet to be satiated. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 29 May 2020",
"Most of the fabric was worn, torn or tattered , and the bits that were still in good condition were too small to use for other projects. \u2014 Alisha Mcdarris, Popular Science , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Coming down that highway, one\u2019s arrival was confirmed by a row of flag poles holding international flags, tattered and generally ignored. \u2014 Nathan Taylor Pemberton, New York Times , 20 Jan. 2020",
"So where did Ransom\u2019s tattered cozy knit end up after filming wrapped",
"So where did Ransome\u2019s tattered cozy knit end up after filming wrapped",
"This store, along with other Starbucks locations throughout the city, would fall prey to similar assaults during the day, leaving dozens of storefronts defaced and tattered . \u2014 Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Over time, the pages of the book tattered , until Futhu was able to read it himself. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Aug. 2019",
"The flag, pierced by German bullet holes and tattered by the wind, flew aboard one of the landing crafts that troops used to storm the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 19 July 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Decades later, the Squirrel, as her friends called her, hung on to every old tatter . \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Even as the protests rage, voters are also enduring a coronavirus death toll that\u2019s exceeded 100,000 and a U.S. economy in tatters . \u2014 Justin Sink, Bloomberg.com , 7 June 2020",
"Such potential tatters of ancient DNA are not exactly Jurassic Park\u2013quality. \u2014 Riley Black, Scientific American , 17 Apr. 2020",
"His army is in tatters , and while the common people still largely support him, the powerful clans do not. \u2014 Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Apr. 2020",
"With its economy and healthcare system already in tatters , Syria isn\u2019t in a position to deal with either the medical or financial fallout from the coronavirus. \u2014 Ian Bremmer, Time , 19 Apr. 2020",
"For a white liberal, the book leaves many an illusion in tatters . \u2014 Michael Ignatieff, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
"Since the coronavirus hit, China's economy has been in tatters . \u2014 Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News , 25 Mar. 2020",
"Now, that partnership is in tatters as the coronavirus pandemic has driven the fastest collapse of oil prices in more than a generation. \u2014 Matt Phillips, New York Times , 20 Mar. 2020"
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"Overhanging his outer compound wall were the only two remaining shade trees in the citadel, one a dying oak, the other a mulberry tree, and within the compound was a tatterdemalion garden, where a scrawny pomegranate tree drooped with heavy fruit. \u2014 Rod Nordland, New York Times , 10 Oct. 2017"
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"The post went on to imply that the Common Application \u2014 the third-party manager of applications for lots of colleges \u2014 could tattle to other schools if an applicant broke an early decision agreement. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
"This is the only way to tattle to the lead: The accusation is specific and limited in scope, the offense just happened, and there are presumably witnesses to the bad behavior. \u2014 Ali Barthwell, Vulture , 24 Nov. 2021",
"In essence, said Richard Scott Carnell, a former Treasury Department official, Molyneux was selling Euro Pacific as a firm that will not tattle to tax authorities. \u2014 Matthew Goldstein, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2020",
"The email was, in effect, asking residents to tattle on each other for failing to socially distance. \u2014 Jacob Stern, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Polling his colleagues, Fowler found that sites had tattled to Facebook about their visits to a sperm measurement service, medical insurers and a credit agency. \u2014 Jeff John Roberts, Fortune , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Priests, seminarians and former seminarians described in interviews a climate of self-censure, with men often tattling on one another and gossiping rather than speaking openly. \u2014 Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2019",
"Turns out some professor just made a funny on Twitter calling Stephens a bedbug (context: the Times has bedbugs) and the latter lost his mind over it and tried to get the poor guy fired by tattling to his provost. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
"Back with the guys, Garrett\u2019s ready to tattle on Luke P., telling the men that \u2014 as expected \u2014 Luke was dishonest with them. \u2014 Joyce Chen, refinery29.com , 20 June 2019",
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"There was a time when people, perhaps naively, considered newspapers a cut above chat-show tattle , more reliable, more likely to get at something beyond mere opinion. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Let this be a lesson to all future tattle -tales: Use your words when explaining the drama dujour, if not for the lead's sake, for your own. \u2014 Martha Sorren, refinery29.com , 14 June 2021",
"Independent thinkers retreat to great books, which never tattle or subtweet or bully or, most importantly, bore you to death. \u2014 Stefan Beck, Washington Examiner , 1 Apr. 2021",
"Lady Whistledown, the pseudonymous writer of Bridgerton\u2019s tittle- tattle rag, is voiced by Julie Andrews, just as the CW\u2019s mysterious blogger had Kristen Bell as its narrator. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 25 Dec. 2020",
"The following day there was an article in the Washington Post \u2014 and instant tittle- tattle everywhere: the president had been planning to meet Solzhenitsyn but had been persuaded not to, and there would only be a lunch with a group of dissidents. \u2014 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review , 17 Nov. 2020",
"For all her tattle , Mrs. Tittlemouse knew not of the coronavirus pivot. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2020",
"Google no longer has to worry about Microsoft tattle -telling on its powerful ad business. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 May 2019",
"But some of the most salacious tittle- tattle originates from inside the palace. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Marie Claire , 5 Sep. 2019"
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"as the office's resident tattler , she can be counted on to report any unauthorized use of the photocopiers",
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"Mortimer Zuckerman, the owner, hired him to replace a British editor who had turned it from a brash, tough-guy paper into a tattler of celebrity gossip and supermarket tabloid stunts. \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Aug. 2020",
"Being a tattler or someone who is too focused on the drama rarely works out, largely because those dudes are more focused on screen time than the lead. \u2014 Martha Sorren, refinery29.com , 20 June 2019",
"There are social repercussions for kids who develop a reputation as tattlers : they get left out. \u2014 K. Lori Hanson Ph.d., miamiherald , 8 Mar. 2018",
"Dwight and Eugene remain at an ideological impasse, but Eugene is too busy waffling between his morality and his desire to stay alive to actually pick a side\u2014and for reasons unknown, Dwight hasn\u2019t found a way to simply ax the potential tattler . \u2014 Laura Bradley, HWD , 3 Dec. 2017"
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"Deciding to become a whistleblower requires some hefty thinking, trying to balance a personal sense of ethical codes versus the potential for being known as an informer or tattletale . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"The odds are that once self-driving cars become prevalent, the general public will wise up that self-driving cars have this intrinsic capability of being a tattletale . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 12 June 2021",
"The boy was branded as a tattletale for reporting what had happened to him and became the target of fierce bullying at school. \u2014 Emma Brown, Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2021",
"Kaila White, 29, also of Phoenix, was a good student and a tattletale while growing up. \u2014 Michelle Rogers, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Was this really all in my head",
"Baby Cardi B Fans reimagined this adorable throwback photo of Cardi B into a sassy little tattletale . \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Dec. 2018",
"Caregivers tend to frown on these tattletales , especially if the offense is minor. \u2014 Scott Berson, charlotteobserver , 6 Apr. 2018"
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"On a candlelit, makeshift stage in a tentpole town near the Great Lakes, as attendees post up in tatty lawn chairs, Kirsten puts up a Hamlet monologue as gorgeous and gripping as any in a fancy London theater. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Hurd, however, transcended Trump\u2019s tatty coattails just enough to win the district by 1.3 percentage points over former Democratic Congressman Pete Gallego. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Science educators were not interested in running a playground that, after 40-plus years, had become physically tatty and obsolete in its predigital presentation. \u2014 Mark Lamster, Dallas News , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Like many of the city\u2019s saloons, Marie\u2019s Crisis, the tatty but venerable West Village piano bar, was closed during the pandemic. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 17 July 2021",
"But those concerns often conveniently overlooked the tatty crud regularly published in the country\u2019s reactionary right-wing tabloids, many of which are owned by Murdoch, which have had a profoundly deleterious effect on British society for decades. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2021",
"Reiko Huffman\u2019s scenic design re-creates well the tatty motel where King spent his last night. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2021",
"The company turned its tatty icons like Mickey Mouse into cash cows. \u2014 Ben Smith, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
"The final page of the book shows him being pursued by Bambolona, the baker\u2019s friendly but plain-faced daughter, who hands him a tatty bunch of flowers. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bare tables are set with folksy placemats and tattersall napkins, not stuffy white linens. \u2014 Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com , 18 May 2017"
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"After snipping the tattered threads along the edge of Old Glory, Trey Oates carefully folds over a few inches of the red and white striped cloth and then eases the yards of cumbersome material through an industrial-grade sewing machine. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 30 June 2022",
"Crucially, White has a lifetime of experience piecing together whole truths from a tattered and incomplete set of sources; some of the best bits in this story come from White observing himself trying to solve the puzzle. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"If the Paris fashion house were to launch an entirely new line of pricey, tattered clothing, what should it be called",
"Going all the way back to the year 1244, a prisoner in the infamous Tower of London managed to craft a makeshift rope via the use of tattered bedsheets. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"On a spring day of fitfully alternating clouds and sunshine, tattered red-and-white police tape marked off the shallow depression into which the body had been dumped and covered with a thin layer of dirt. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"While Havryliuk was sifting through her looted living room, a woman with dyed purple hair and a tattered down vest arrived and embraced her. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Whitburn described seeing people in their 70s living on sidewalks and others in tattered clothes shivering in the cold morning. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Among its contents is a tattered sheet of paper bearing handwritten contact information for James (Owen Teague), her 19-year-old son, who\u2019s working construction in a big, unnamed city. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The centerpiece of the meal is the haggis: a peppery of offal and oatmeal, cooked in a sheep\u2019s stomach and served with neeps (turnips) and tatties (potatoes). \u2014 Fergus Mcintosh, The New Yorker , 30 Jan. 2017"
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"geographical name"
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": to mark or color the skin with tattoos : tattoo":[
"The benefit of getting tatted at a festival is that you have more than 200 artists from which to choose.",
"\u2014 Kellie Hwang",
"\u2014 often used with up \u2026 say you're not a gang member, yet hang out with gang members, get tatted up with gang symbols or nicknames \u2026 \u2014 Kimberly Edds"
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": to mark (something) with something like a tattoo":[
"Cargo trains, all rusted and tatted with graffiti, occasionally pass on the neighboring track.",
"\u2014 Kara Starzyk",
"\u2014 often used with up My passport got tatted up pretty good this year. I hit a dozen countries on five continents, as well as eight states. \u2014 The Chicago Sun-Times"
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"back-formation from tatting":"Verb",
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"by shortening":"Noun"
},
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"1858, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1985, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1981, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1982, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
": a delicate handmade lace formed usually by looping and knotting with a single cotton thread and a small shuttle":[],
": the act or process of making tatting":[]
},
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"\u02c8ta-ti\u014b"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tit-for- tatting among sports humans will never stop. \u2014 David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com , 10 Jan. 2018",
"Apart from dozens of artists exhibiting their art and demonstrating their process, there will be music live music, food and family friendly activities such as face painting, sidewalk chalk drawing and lace tatting . \u2014 Denisse Salazar, Orange County Register , 26 May 2017"
": to mark or color the skin with tattoos : tattoo":[
"The benefit of getting tatted at a festival is that you have more than 200 artists from which to choose.",
"\u2014 Kellie Hwang",
"\u2014 often used with up \u2026 say you're not a gang member, yet hang out with gang members, get tatted up with gang symbols or nicknames \u2026 \u2014 Kimberly Edds"
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": to mark (something) with something like a tattoo":[
"Cargo trains, all rusted and tatted with graffiti, occasionally pass on the neighboring track.",
"\u2014 Kara Starzyk",
"\u2014 often used with up My passport got tatted up pretty good this year. I hit a dozen countries on five continents, as well as eight states. \u2014 The Chicago Sun-Times"
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"\u02c8tat"
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"1858, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
"1985, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"noun"
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": the yellow brown heavy durable wood of a Brazilian tree ( Bagassa guianensis ) of the family Moraceae that is used for furniture and heavy construction work":[]
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"\u02cct\u00e4t\u0259\u02c8zh\u00fcb\u0259"
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"Portuguese":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090146"
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"An RBI single followed, and then Rougned Odor tattooed the first pitch he saw for a three-run homer.",
"\u2014 Derrick Goold"
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"The Twins tattooed him for four more in the third \u2026",
"\u2014 Brian Murphy"
],
": to give a series of rhythmic taps":[]
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"alteration of earlier taptoo , from Dutch taptoe , from the phrase tap toe! taps shut!":"Noun"
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"1769, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
"circa 1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143115"
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"mountain group in the central Carpathian Mountains of northern Slovakia and southern Poland \u2014 see gerlachovsky":[]
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"\u02c8t\u00e4-tr\u0113"
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"noun"
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": straw matting used as a floor covering in a Japanese home":[]
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"t\u00e4-\u02c8t\u00e4-m\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But inside, walking around the two-story buildings, with their unusual mix of Japanese tatami and European furnishings, things are different; exhibits documenting Dejima\u2019s past throw glimmers of light on its former residents. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"Fitted with traditional tatami flooring, luxuriously comfortable futon mattresses, and enormous soaking tubs, the 84 rooms here ensure complete serenity and peace. \u2014 John Wogan, Travel + Leisure , 8 July 2020",
"Turkey's Bilal \u00c7ilo\u011flu, the world's No. 9 lightweight, screamed and put his fists to his head after Ono pinned him helplessly to the tatami for an ippon, his wails echoing down the corridors. \u2014 Greg Beacham, Star Tribune , 26 July 2021",
"Before her, an audience of hundreds sits on tatami mats. \u2014 Ben Dooley, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020",
"The roadway was a river of fire, with homes and their contents, tatami mats, futons, rucksacks, all in flames. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Emiko Jozuka, CNN , 7 Mar. 2020",
"Osaka is not known for its relaxing onsen or graceful tatami -floored ryokan. \u2014 Adam H. Graham, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 Nov. 2019",
"Traditional Japanese rectilinear designs had gable roofs and rooms matching the dimensions of tatami mats. \u2014 Davina Jackson, Quartzy , 18 Sep. 2019",
"Fortress says its improvements, such as replacing tatami mats with flooring and adding feature-rich Japanese toilets, have lifted the occupancy rate at all its buildings to 56% currently from 33% in 2017. \u2014 Kosaku Narioka, WSJ , 18 June 2019"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095359"
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"\u02c8t\u00e4-tr\u0113"
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": any of the Turkic languages spoken by the Tatar peoples":[]
},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4-t\u0259r"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Persian T\u0101t\u0101r , of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish Tatar Tatar":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115016"
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},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4-t\u0259r"
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"Persian T\u0101t\u0101r , of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish Tatar Tatar":""
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"\u2014 Derrick Goold"
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"The Twins tattooed him for four more in the third \u2026",
"\u2014 Brian Murphy"
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"1777, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"type":[
"adjective"
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": turkic":[]
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"-\u02c8ter-",
"-\u02c8t\u0101r-",
"t\u00e4\u02c8ta(a)r\u0113\u0259n"
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"noun"
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": tartarian honeysuckle":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160643"
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"transitive verb"
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": to make Tatarian":[]
},
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"\u02c8t\u00e4t\u0259\u02ccr\u012bz",
"-\u00e4t\u0259-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161444"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8t\u00e4t-\u02c8s\u022fi"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Others, like broccoli, cabbage, tatsoi , and sunflower and pea shoots, are mild tasting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2021",
"Fresh mizuna and tatsoi will soon join sweet spinach, sprouting outdoors under gauzy sheets. \u2014 Jennifer Oldham Washington Post, Star Tribune , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Then Kahn added shaved radish, bok choy, mizuna, tatsoi , komatsuna and mitsuba. \u2014 Jenn Harris Senior Food Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 Nov. 2020",
"Small plates include fluke crudo with citrus, almonds, tarragon; shaved cauliflower with tatsoi , golden raisins and pistachios; and fritto misto with summer vegetables. \u2014 Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle , 24 Sep. 2020",
"Purslane is a crunchy green available at many farmers\u2019 markets; substitute with tatsoi or baby spinach. \u2014 SFChronicle.com , 18 Sep. 2020",
"Mild and tender: Chard, lettuce, m\u00e2che, mesclun, spinach, tatsoi . Mild and firm: Bok choy, cabbage, collard greens. \u2014 Alexa Weibel, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
"Add noodles to bowl with dressing, along with pea shoots, radishes, tatsoi , and reserved peas and give it all a good toss to make sure noodles and vegetables are evenly coated. \u2014 Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit , 19 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Chinese (Guangdong) daat-choi , from daat - sink, fall flat + choi vegetable (or from a cognate compound in another Chin dialect)":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1987, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191337"
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"noun"
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": a class of compound words having as first constituent a noun or noun stem that modifies the second constituent by standing in the relation to it of possessor (as in sheepskin ), thing possessed (as in motorboat ), object of action (as in shoemaker ), location or habitat (as in tree toad ), agent (as in man-made ), instrument (as in landlocked ), or any of numerous other relations":[],
": a compound word belonging to the tatpurusha class \u2014 see dependent entry 1 sense 2f":[]
},
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"tat\u02c8pu\u0307r\u0259sh\u0259",
"\u02cct\u0259t-"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit tatpuru\u1e63a , literally, his servant (a compound of this type), from tad-, tat- that one (from tad , neuter demonstrative pronoun) + puru\u1e63a man, servant":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192328"
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"definitions":{
": kazan tatar":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004822"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": kolinsky sense 1b":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012027"
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"geographical name"
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"autonomous republic of east central Russia in Europe; capital Kazan' area 26,255 square miles (68,000 square kilometers), population 3,786,488":[]
},
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"\u02ccta-t\u0259r-\u02c8stan",
"\u02cct\u00e4-t\u0259r-\u02c8st\u00e4n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051220"
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"tatou peba":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": peba":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082216"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a large armadillo ( Cabassous unicinctus ) of tropical South America that has 12 or 13 movable bands or plates around the body":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tat\u00fc\u02cc\u0101",
"\u02cct\u00e4t\u00fc\u02c8\u012b"
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"Spanish tatuay , from Guarani tatu a\u00ed , literally, worthless armadillo; from the inedibility of the flesh":""
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"strait forming the northern part of the Sea of Japan (East Sea) between Sakhalin Island and the mainland of Asia":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"t\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4r",
"\u02c8t\u00e4-\u02cct\u00e4r"
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"French tatou & Portuguese tat\u00fa, tatu , from Tupi & Guarani tat\u00fa, tatu":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162637"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a South American tinamou ( Crypturellus tataupa )":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0259t\u022fp\u0259"
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"Portuguese, from Tupi":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180542"
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"tatbeb":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an ancient Egyptian sandal":[]
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"\u02c8tat\u02ccbeb"
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"French, modification of Egyptian tebtebti (two) sandals, soles of the feet":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185229"
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"Nahum 1652\u20131715 British dramatist; poet laureate (1692\u20131715)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8t\u0101t"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003939"
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"tater":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": potato":[],
": home run sense 1":[]
},
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"\u02c8t\u0101-t\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yukons are more forgiving than most potatoes, but just like you and me, every tater has its limits. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 11 Nov. 2021",
"The new Caulipower chicken- tater tenders retail for around $9.99 a bag, according to a press release from the brand. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 3 Aug. 2021",
"The Badger State Dog: Sharp cheddar, tater tots, cranberry jalapeno ketchup and chopped bacon. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Kids buffet includes pancakes, scrambled eggs with bacon/sausage, tater tots, chicken nuggets, cheesy broccoli. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
"His tater , which weighed about 11 pounds in 2011, is clearly no match for Dug. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Sep. 2021",
"The flour tortilla is hand stuffed with tater bites and melty cheese. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 21 July 2021",
"Appetizers include salads, mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, French fries, tater tots and onion rings. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Your Flock special includes 20 crispy chicken tenders, tater tots, biscuits, sauce and Ooey Gooey Cake for $33. \u2014 Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Nov. 2021"
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"by shortening & alteration":""
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"1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an enlightened one : a finder of truth : one who has attained perfection":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Sanskrit tath\u0101gata , from tath\u0101 thus + gata gone, come, arrived, from gamati he goes":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023913"
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": the eternal and immutable matrix of all reality : the womb of the absolute and the essence of Buddhahood":[]
