- tatterdemalion
- tat·ter·de·ma·lion
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Tatterdemalion — est un super vilain appartenant à l univers de Marvel Comics. Il est apparu pour la première fois dans Marvel Team Up #93. Origine Né à Las Vegas, dans les années 1930, Arnold Paffenroth était le fils d un couple danseur. Très jeune, il monta sur … Wikipédia en Français
Tatterdemalion — Tat ter*de*mal ion, n. [Tatter + OF. desmaillier to break the meshes of, to tear: cf. OF. maillon long clothes, swadding clothes, F. maillot. See {Tatter}, and {Mail} armor.] A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tatterdemalion — ragged child, person dressed in old clothes, c.1600, probably from TATTER (Cf. tatter), with fantastic second element, but perhaps also suggested by TARTAR (Cf. Tartar), with a contemporary sense of vagabond, gypsy … Etymology dictionary
tatterdemalion — [tat΄ər di māl′yən, tat΄ər di mālē ən; tat′ər dimal′yən, tat΄ər di mal′ē ən] n. [< TATTER + ?] a person in torn, ragged clothes; ragamuffin … English World dictionary
tatterdemalion — I noun a dirty shabbily clothed urchin • Syn: ↑ragamuffin • Hypernyms: ↑urchin II adjective 1. worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing a man in a tattered shirt … Useful english dictionary
Tatterdemalion (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Tatterdemalion Bob Hall, Art comic color=background:#ff8080 character name= Tatterdemalion real name=Arnold Paffenroth publisher=Marvel Comics debut=(unnamed) Werewolf by Night #9 (Sep 1973), (named) Marvel Team Up #93… … Wikipedia
tatterdemalion — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1608 a person dressed in ragged clothing ; ragamuffin II. adjective Date: 1614 1. ragged or disreputable in appearance 2. being in a decayed state or condition ; dilapidated … New Collegiate Dictionary
tatterdemalion — /tat euhr di mayl yeuhn, mal /, n. 1. a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person. adj. 2. ragged; unkempt or dilapidated. [1600 10; first written tatter de mallian and rhymed with Italian; see TATTER1; de mallian < ?] * * * … Universalium
tatterdemalion — 1. adjective /ˈtætədɛmeliɒn/ Tattered. Syn: bedraggled, broken down, dilapidated, ramshackle, ruinous, rundown, tumbledown 2. noun … Wiktionary
tatterdemalion — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A person wearing ragged or tattered clothing: ragamuffin, scarecrow. See BETTER, RICH. II adjective Torn into or marked by shreds or tatters: ragged, raggedy, tattered. See BETTER … English dictionary for students
tatterdemalion — n. person in worn and ragged clothing … English contemporary dictionary
