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Synonyms for tatterdemalions

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tat-er-di-meyl-yuh n, -mal-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌtæt ər dɪˈmeɪl yən, -ˈmæl-

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Définition of tatterdemalions

Origin :
  • "ragged child, person dressed in old clothes," c.1600, probably from tatter, with fantastic second element, but perhaps also suggested by Tartar, with a contemporary sense of "vagabond, gypsy."
  • As in ragamuffin : noun person who is poor, tattered
  • As in slob : noun pig
Example sentences :
  • The other company, the tatterdemalions of the town, was called "the flood-wood."
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various
  • On the criminal side it resembles hell's tatterdemalions let loose.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • He speaks of them as "a set of tatterdemalions, almost naked, with fierce looks."
  • Extract from : « The Christ Of Paul » by George Reber
  • They were tatterdemalions in appearance, but heroes at heart.
  • Extract from : « Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2 » by Jacob Dolson Cox
  • Time advanced; one by one the army of tatterdemalions crawled away, God alone knew how, God alone knew where.
  • Extract from : « Byways of Ghost-Land » by Elliott O'Donnell
  • And again Revolution, on the heels of the fugitives, poured into the old palace and filled it with its tatterdemalions.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • The men staggered or lay prone, either as gigantic silhouettes or as tatterdemalions painted by the light.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery » by Stewart Edward White and Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • I believe no nation ever saw such a set of tatterdemalions (ragged fellows).
  • Extract from : « George Washington » by Calista McCabe Courtenay
  • The train arrived two hoursPg 193 late and stood, ready to go out, guarded by tatterdemalions with guns.
  • Extract from : « The Luck of Thirteen » by Jan Gordon
  • But the only army he found consisted of about thirty tatterdemalions, mounting guard with umbrellas for fear of the sun.
  • Extract from : « Voltaire's Romances » by Franois-Marie Arouet

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