tatterdemalion[noun]Synonyms: ragamuffin, ragshag, scarecrow
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tatterdemalion noun & adjective.
[tatǝdɪ'meɪljǝn] arch. Also tatterdemallion
[-'maljǝn].
E17.[from TATTER noun1 or TATTERED adjective: ending unexpl.]A. noun. A person in ragged or tattered clothing; a ragamuffin.
E17.b. attrib. or as
adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a tatterdemalion.
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