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Answer for the clue "Room coolers in India ", 7 letters:
tatties

Word definitions for tatties in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tatty \Tat"ty\, n.; pl. Tatties . [Hind. [.t]a[.t .t imac].] 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]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (tatty English)

Usage examples of tatties.

Digging a serving spoon into a creamy mass of potato dauphinoise, he gave a big helping to Lizzie, and was just helping himself when Valerie called sharply down the table, 'No tatties, Fred-Fred.

After complaining because she'd gotten no kippers and tatties, he'd consumed the coffee and chocolate with gusto.

Nell had a soft heart, and he'd bet one of his prized Damascus daggers that if an abused lass had appeared on the doorstep, she was the one dining on golden kippers and tatties and soft poached eggs.

And until he'd cleared things up, he was quite certain he wasn't going to see a single batch of kippers and tatties from Nell.

She'd perched on the counter and watched him cook breakfast--kippers, tatties, toast, and porridge with cream and blueberries--eyeing him while his back was to her.

He described the balls at Government House, and the manner in which they kept themselves cool in the hot weather, with punkahs, tatties, and other contrivances.

He would look down his nose at the best food Edinburgh's top chefs could provide, and pine volubly for the mince and tatties the others would he having).