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tat·ting
(tăt′ĭng)n.
1. Handmade lace fashioned by looping and knotting a single strand of heavy-duty thread on a small hand shuttle.
2. The act or art of making such lace.
[Origin unknown.]
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tatting
(ˈtætɪŋ)n
1. (Knitting & Sewing) an intricate type of lace made by looping a thread of cotton or linen by means of a hand shuttle
2. (Knitting & Sewing) the act or work of producing this
[C19: of unknown origin]
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tat•ting
(ˈtæt ɪŋ)n.
1. the act or process of making knotted lace of cotton thread with a shuttle.
2. such lace.
[1835–45; orig. uncertain]
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Tatting
A kind of open weave lace-like cloth made by hand, or the act of making it.
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| Noun | 1. |  tatting - needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttleneedlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread |
| 2. |  tatting - the act or art of making handmade lacehandicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands |
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tatting
n → Okki- or Schiffchenspitze f, → Frivolitätenarbeit f
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