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tattersall

tattersall patterns on fabric

tat·ter·sall

also Tat·ter·sall (tăt′ər-sôl′, -səl)

1. A pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background.

2. Cloth woven or printed with this pattern.

adj.

Having a pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background.

[After Tattersall's horse market, London, England, after Richard Tattersall (1724-1795), British auctioneer.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

tattersall

(ˈtætəˌsɔːl)

(Textiles)

a. a fabric, sometimes brightly coloured, having stripes or bars in a checked or squared pattern

b. (as modifier): a tattersall coat.

[C19: after Tattersall's; the horse blankets at the market originally had this pattern]

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tat•ter•sall

(ˈtæt ərˌsɔl, -səl)

n.

1. a pattern of squares formed by colored crossbars on a solid-color background.

2. a fabric with this pattern.

adj.

3. having this pattern.

[1890–95; after Tattersall's, London horse market; such patterns were common on horse blankets]

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From Tattersall's came the roar of clamorous voices.

The clamour of voices from Tattersall's subsided, and in its place rose the buzz of excitement from the stands, the murmur of many voices gradually growing in volume.

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"After this I was sent to Tattersall's to be sold; of course I could not be warranted free from vice, so nothing was said about that.

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JONNY Tattersall fell eight runs short of his maiden Specsavers County Championship hundred, but he underpinned a healthy Yorkshire recovery from 38 for five on day one of their Specsavers County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire at Scarborough.

Tattersall puts Yorkshire in strong position

Tattersall fell in the early stages of the evening, caught behind trying to cut at Liam Patterson-White's left-arm spin as Yorkshire fell to 204 for eight in the 69th over.

Jonny to the rescue with team-mates in Tatters; CRICKET

The last of those was Tim Ambrose (39) caught at first slip by Tom Kohler-Cadmore, while Jeetan Patel had been the victim of a stunning one-handed diving catch from wicketkeeper Jonny Tattersall off an insideedge against Thompson.

Final day thriller on the cards for Bears; Cricket

Kemi Coaker, 30, received a two-year suspended sentence for mowing down Meghan Tattersall, 25, in a hit and run.

Spared prison after she ran over ex's lover; Court hands her suspended sentence

James Tattersall - known as Jim - died within hours of the fall, which occurred during Storm Ali as he and his wife, Anne, strolled along Mostyn Street, Llandudno, on September 19 last year.

OAP's wind-gust fall led to accidental death

James Tattersall - known as Jim - died within hours of the fall, which occurred during Storm Ali as he and his wife Anne strolled along Mostyn Street, Llandudno, on September 19 last year The couple were celebrating their 55th anniversary at the resort, which they both loved to visit, an inquest heard.

Pensioner killed by gust of wind; 85-YEAR-OLD SUFFERED FRACTURED SKULL WHILE CELEBRATING HIS 55TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

The Vikings elected to bat, and although they struggled for timing in large portions of the innings, late striking from Jonathan Tattersall and Bresnan guided them to a total of 157-6 from their 20 overs.

Jets grounded as Vikings victorious; BRESNAN BLASTS TYKES TO RIVERSIDE WIN

Graham Tattersall, 65, and Ann Trewren,54, ran the Kestrel Spa inStanwell Moorfor more than a decade before they were forced to close down bySpelthorne Borough Council.

Couple who ran Stanwell 'sex dungeon' fined more than [pounds sterling]6,000 for breaching enforcement notices; Graham Tattersall and Ann Trewren ran the Kestrel Spa in Stanwell Moor without planning permission for more than a decade

The woman struck by the car as she walked on the pavement has been named locally as 23-year-old Meghan Tattersall.