| Front | tatterdemalion \tat-ur-dih-MAIL-yuhn; -MAY-lee-uhn\ |
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| Back | noun A person dressed in tattered or ragged clothing; a ragamuffin. adjective Tattered; ragged. [From Middle English tater, from Old Norse toturr (rag). The origin of demalion is uncertain.] "He might look like lord of all he surveys, but look closer: He's a tatterdemalion emperor, a dictator in rags constantly patrolling his hard-won fiefdom." - Washington City Paper; Theater Review: Free Your Mind; May 17, 2007. |
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