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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
TALDERY, adj. Tattered, ragged (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1972). [′tɑldəri]
[Adj. deriv. ad. Norw. dial. taltrar, pl., rags, tatters, phs. influenced by tawdry.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Taldery adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 May 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/taldery>
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