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tatting

tat·ting

(tăt′ĭng)

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)

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]

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 shuttle needlecraft, needlework - a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
	2.	tatting - the act or art of making handmade lace lace making handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands

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pizzo

tatting

[ˈtætɪŋ] N → trabajo m de encaje, encaje m

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tatting

n → Okki- or Schiffchenspitze f, → Frivolitätenarbeit f

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On her left were two matrons, with massive foreheads and bonnets to match, discussing Women's Rights and making tatting. Beyond sat a pair of humble lovers, artlessly holding each other by the hand, a somber spinster eating peppermints out of a paper bag, and an old gentleman taking his preparatory nap behind a yellow bandanna.

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Then there was a beautiful "tatting" collar from her mother, some scarlet mittens from Mrs.