Meanings
plural tattings
- countableuncountableA form of looped and knotted lace needlework made from a single thread.
Best and largest collection of tatting work, not less than seven different articles, five dollars; best tatting collar, two dollars; […] best three tatting doylies, two dollars, Mrs. J. M. Junkin, Fairfield.
1888, Mrs. C. E. Barron, “Report of Committees. Class No. 196—Tatting Work”, in Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Iowa State Agricultural Society, page 234Synonyms: tat
- countableuncountableThe art of making such lace.
While crocheting is the most popular feature in art needle work, tatting has now entered the field with such vigor that crocheting does not monopolize the situation.
1915, “Tatting and crocheting”, in Dry Goods Reporter, page 49
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tat
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of looped and knotted lace needlework made from a single thread.
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Origin
Unknown. The noun appears earlier than the verb. Attested since the mid-19th century.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech frivolitkovaná krajka
- frivolitkovaná krajkaA form of looped and knotted lace or needlework made from thread.
Dutch frivolité
- frivolitéA form of looped and knotted lace or needlework made from thread.
Irish snaidhmlása
- snaidhmlásaA form of looped and knotted lace or needlework made from thread.
Māori whakaniko pūtikitiki
- whakaniko pūtikitikiA form of looped and knotted lace or needlework made from thread.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tatting
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tatting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tatting
“tatting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tatting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tatting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tatting.
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