• (n.) 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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/tatty/
Tat'ty noun ; plural Tatties . [ Hind. tattī .] 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. [ India] Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/15