TATTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tatting mean? 

• TATTING (noun)
  The noun TATTING has 2 senses:

1. needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle

2. the act or art of making handmade lace

  Familiarity information: TATTING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TATTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tatting" is a kind of...):

needlecraft; needlework (a creation created or assembled by needle and thread)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act or art of making handmade lace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

lace making; tatting

Hypernyms ("tatting" is a kind of...):

handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)

Derivation:

tat (make lacework by knotting or looping)

 Context examples 

On her left were two matrons, with massive foreheads and bonnets to match, discussing Women's Rights and making tatting.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)