Glenurquhartn.
/ɡlɛˈnəːkət/ A Scottish district check (see quot. 1957). Also attributive.
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the world > matter > colour > variegation > chequered pattern > [noun] > tartan > specific
Rob Roy1823
hunting tartan1855
Glenurquhart1923
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > patterned > checked > pattern
plaid1845
plaiding1889
overcheck1895
shadow-check1908
Glenurquhart1923
dogtooth check1939
gun club1939
puppy tooth1957
dog-tooth1958
1923 Daily Mail 23 Apr. 8 Checked materials are not in fashion, with perhaps the exception of brown Glenurquharts—of which the nicest carry a red line or overcheck.
1944 C. Mackenzie North Wind of Love i. 10 This remark came from a lanky young man..in plus-fours of a modest Glen Urquhart tweed.
1957 M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 255/1 (caption) Glenurquhart Plaid. Squares of small woven checks alternated with squares of larger checks, in one or two muted colors with white.
1959 M. Steen Tower i. vii. 93 A dapper little character in Glenurquhart tweed.
1967 R. Wilkinson Pressure Men x. 95 She wore a green glenurquhart check two-piece suit.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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