tat

/tæt/

/tæt/

Other forms: tatting; tatted; tats

To tat is to make lace. Tatting involves making loops and tying knots in a long piece of thread over and over again.

Most of the lace made today is created with a machine, and the ability to tat, or make lace by hand, is rare. Tatting requires a lot of silk or cotton thread and either a metal disc called a "shuttle," needles, or a crochet hook. You may also find tat used as a noun to mean "cheap, tasteless stuff," or informally to mean "tattoo," as in "Hey, I love the new tat on your shoulder."

Definitions of tat

1. verb

   make lacework by knotting or looping
   synonyms: intertwine

   type of:

   create from raw material, create from raw stuff

   make from scratch
2. noun

   tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
   synonyms: cheapness, sleaze, tackiness

   type of:

   tastelessness

   inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste