Tartan

Word TARTAN
Character 6
Hyphenation tar tan
Pronunciations /tɑːtən/

Definitions and meanings of "Tartan"

What do we mean by tartan?

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.

The pattern associated with such material.

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

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

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tartan

The word "tartan" in example sentences

He spent many an hour playing WoW, dressed in tartan flannel. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And they're available in tartan, paisley and geometric patterns in a variety of colours. ❋ MJ (2006)

The ring-leader is a buff, shirtless fellow in tartan punk-pants who calls himself (and I am NOT making this up) "Funktastic." ❋ Unknown (2004)

His tartan was a brilliant crimson and black that blazed among the more sedate MacKenzies in their green and white. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“I will wager on Old Nick, of whom I should know something, he being indeed a worker in the same element with myself, against Catharine on that debate: the devil will have the tartan, that is sure enough.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

How can the voter distinguish between three identical headless chickens, especially when they are all dressed in tartan. ❋ Laban (2006)

The consciousness that his tartan was the subject of discussion made the Jew give way to such vehement ejaculations of anxiety, that Servadac turned round and peremptorily ordered him to desist from his clamor. ❋ Unknown (2003)

It is composed of a long antenna, like the yard of a tartan, which is supported in see-saw fashion on an upright beam, and carries at its extremity a wooden bucket. ❋ Pierre Loti (1886)

"I will wager on Old Nick, of whom I should know something, he being indeed a worker in the same element with myself, against Catharine on that debate: the devil will have the tartan, that is sure enough." ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

McCullough said the tartan is a Scottish family plaid with a specific pattern. ❋ DAVID S. OWEN (2010)

The site even features a kilt-wearing Cupid and a plaid (aka tartan) background. ❋ Unknown (2009)

35 That which is variegated — that is, the tartan. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I don't know about about mercenary bands, but the Jacobites wore a piece of tartan which is why it was later outlawed and the Confederates always tried to wear grey, and always fought under the stars and bars. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I don't know about about mercenary bands, but the Jacobites wore a piece of tartan which is why it was later outlawed and the Confederates always tried to wear grey, and always fought under their standard. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ian Pattison's scripts mercilessly poke fun at the more sanctimonious tendencies of nationalism, such as tartan wearing exiles, folk songs from the Hebrides, and the worst aspects of the 'remember Culloden' victim mentality. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The albino-who wore a kind of tartan divided kilt, knee-length boots, a blue and white jerkin, a green cloak and a silver breastplate, with a variety of leather belts and metal buckles here and there upon his person-was vehemently refusing her offer of a lift. ❋ Moorcock, Michael, 1939- (1984)

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