Dictionary entry
Tattered
Pronunciation: /ˈtatəd/
Pronunciation
/ˈtatəd/
Myanmar Meaning
စုတ်ပြဲလျက်ရှိသော။
Definition
tattered /'tætǝd/ adj စုတ္ျပတ္ေနေသာ။ စုတ္ဖြာေနေသာ။ tattered documents/jeans/flags. v
Examples
- ‘Many of the poor ride bicycles
- wear old and sometimes tattered clothing
- and live in thatched homes.’
- ‘I wouldn't mind if the flag was tattered and torn - I would be happy to buy a new one.’
- ‘Discovered under his bed after his death
- they hang here tattered and torn.’
- ‘From her tattered old dress and boots full of holes
- Josie knew this girl must not have much money.’
- ‘Absinthe and tattered clothes are no longer the attributes of the new.’
- ‘The South African flag is tattered and faded
- is usually wrapped around the flagpole and looks a sorry sight.’
- ‘Sitting in his second-floor office down the tattered end of Islington
- north London
- he promises real change.’
- ‘The tattered clothes of the majority of shoeless
- rural and urban poor are outward signs of the poverty they endure.’
- ‘On a main road leading north of Kabul
- another refugee pushed a cart piled high with pots and pans
- a metal trunk and a few tattered carpets.’
- ‘A sigh of accomplishment escaped from my mouth as I finally pulled out an old book
- tattered and torn.’
- ‘Four teens ran down the dirt path of a town
- their clothes tattered and patched
- but not dirty.’
- ‘Rich men with tailored suits knelt by poor men in tattered clothes.’
- ‘Within days the original manuscripts arrived at his home - tattered
- torn
- pale and faded.’
- ‘They didn't provide much shelter
- she noted
- still soaked from the rain and with streaks of mud on her face and tattered clothes.’
- ‘Among them were both female and male
- clothed in tattered dark garb
- skin pale and sometimes scarred in the case of the males.’
- ‘Mr Haw's collection of tattered banners covers 60 feet
- and is an eyesore.’
- ‘Spin and weave every day
- for our Mother is in tattered weeds and a poor mother needs clothes to cover her sores.’
- ‘The labourers were in a bad condition
- with tattered clothes and worn-out expressions.’
- ‘He would find his clothes tattered and torn and his belongings smashed.’
- ‘I walk away cautiously
- tip toeing along the path
- aware of the many holes in my tattered hiking boots.’