Sekirov Dictionary

tatterdemalion

/tætədəˈmeɪliɒn/

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

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Tattered.
- For the same reason the kings of Europe could not resist the tatterdemalion soldiers of the Convention. — 1913

noun1

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A person with tattered clothing.
- Then it wasn’t worth while sending to Neufchâtel for the keeper of a cookshop! And for whom? For cowherds! tatterdemalions! [translating va-nu-pieds] — 1886

forms

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