tatterdemalion

英 [,tætədɪ'meɪljən]
  • n. 衣服褴褛的人
  • adj. 不体面的;衣衫褴褛的
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tatterdemalion (n.)
"ragged child, person dressed in old clothes," c. 1600, probably from tatter (n.), with fantastic second element, but perhaps also suggested by Tartar, with a contemporary sense of "vagabond, gypsy."