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tettered

tettered is the simple past and past participle of tetter.

Meaning of tetter

Verb

tetter (third-person singular simple present tetters, present participle tettering, simple past and past participle tettered)

  1. To affect with tetter.
    • […] And all my smooth body, barked and tettered over.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Questions about tettered

What is tettered the simple past and past participle of?
Tettered is the simple past and past participle of tetter.

Words near tettered in the dictionary

  1. Tetteh
  2. Tettehs
  3. Tettenhall
  4. tetter
  5. tetterberry
  6. tettered
  7. tettering
  8. tetterish
  9. tetterous
  10. tetters
  11. Tetterton

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