The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - tattern.

1) Often, tatters. scrap(s) , rag(s) , shred(s) , bit(s) , piece(s) : Tatters from the culprit's clothing were found on a thorn-bush. 2) in tatters. in ruins, in shreds, destroyed, ruined, shattered, in disarray, demolished: My life has been in tatters ever since she left me.