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Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius, or jute. [India]

A South American tinamou (Crypturus tataupa).

A spot or stain; also, a trick. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

3d pers. sing. pres. of Ta, to take.

The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves.

d, and nearly destitute of scales; the claws of the fore feet are very large. Called also tatouary, and broad-banded armadillo.

The peba.

To make (anything) by tatting; to work at tatting; as, tatted edging.

A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is suffered to trickle, in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters. [India]

One who makes tatting. Caulfield & S. (Doct. of Needlework).

A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin. L'Estrange.

A famous horse market in London, established in 1766 by Richard Tattersall, also used as the headquarters of credit betting on English horse races; hence, a large horse market elsewhere.

A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a peculiar stitch. Tatting shuttle, the shuttle on which the thread used in tatting is wound.

To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat. The tattling quality of age, which is always narrative. Dryden.

One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor.

Idle talk or chat; tittle-tattle.

Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales. -- Tat"tling*ly, adv.

treat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp. The Devil's tattoo. See under Devil.

A mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass, hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters. [India]

Same as Tatou.