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Meaning of tartan

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tartan

Pronunciation:/tɑːtən//tɑɹtən/

noun

Definitions

  1. A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans having their own distinctive patterns.

  2. The pattern associated with such material.

  3. An individual or a group wearing tartan; a Highlander or Scotsman in general.

  4. Trade name of a synthetic resin, used for surfacing tracks etc.

verb

Definitions

  1. To clothe in tartan.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having a pattern like a tartan.

  2. Scottish.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tartan

tartan

Pronunciation:/tɑːtən//tɑɹtən/

noun

Definitions

  1. A type of one-masted vessel used in the Mediterranean.

  2. A kind of long covered carriage.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tartan

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