Definitions for "Tatty"
A mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass, hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters.
Screens of cuscuss which were suspended in front of doors, windows and verandas, and which, when watered, exuded a sweet fragrance.
a cuscus grass mat which is hung in a doorway, or window and kept wet to cool the air in the building
tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"