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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tar•tan /ˈtɑrtən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Textilesa woolen cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive pattern.
adj. - Textiles, Clothingof, resembling, or made of tartan.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tar•tan (tär′tn),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesa woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- Textiles, Clothinga design of such a plaid known by the name of the clan wearing it.
- Textiles, Clothingany plaid.
adj. - Textiles, Clothingof, pertaining to, or resembling tartan.
- Textiles, Clothingmade of tartan.
- Middle French tertaine (Old French tiretaine) linsey-woolsey
- variant of tertane 1490–1500
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tartan /ˈtɑːtən/ n - a design of straight lines, crossing at right angles to give a chequered appearance, esp the distinctive design or designs associated with each Scottish clan
- (as modifier): a tartan kilt
- a woollen fabric or garment with this design
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from Old French tertaine linsey-woolsey, from Old Spanish tiritaña a fine silk fabric, from tiritar to rustleˈtartaned adj |