About The Word Tartan
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Tartan
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What's The Definition Of Tartan?
[n] a cloth having a crisscross design
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tartan: plaid Related Terms | Find terms related to Tartan: See Also | cloth | fabric | material | textile Tartan In Webster's Dictionary \Tar"tan\, n. [F. tiretane linsey-woolsey, akin to Sp.
tirita[~n]a a sort of thin silk; cf. Sp. tiritar to shiver or
shake with cold.]
Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of
various colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland;
hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material of a
similar pattern.
MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make
it, when it does not warm to the tartan. --Sir W.
Scott.
The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London
with hatred. --Macaulay.
\Tar"tan\, n. [F. tartane, or Sp., Pg., or It. tartana; all perhaps of Arabic origin.] (Naut.) A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with staysail or jib. |
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