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 Definitions of tartan  [ˈtɑr tn]  

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Definition of 'tartan' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) tartan
a 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 pattern.

2.  tartan
such a pattern known by the name of the clan wearing it; plaid.

3.  tartan
any plaid or plaid fabric.

4. (adj.) tartan
of, resembling, or made of tartan.

Etymology:  (1490–1500; var. of tertane < MF tertaine linsey-woolsey)

Definition of 'tartan' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) tartan, plaid
a cloth having a crisscross design


Definition of 'tartan' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) tartan
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

2. (noun) tartan
a small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with staysail or jib


Translation of 'tartan' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (woollen or other cloth woven with) a pattern of different coloured lines and broader stripes, crossing each other at right angles, originally used by clans of the Scottish Highlands.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: tartan Arabic flag Arabic: قُماش صوفي مُزَخْرَف بِمُ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: разноцветно кариран вълне
Brazilian flag Brazilian: tartã Czech flag Czech: tartan German flag German: der Tartan
Danish flag Danish: tartan Greek flag Greek: σκοτσέζικο καρό Spanish flag Spanish: tartán, tela escocesa
Estonian flag Estonian: ðotiruuduline kangas Farsi flag Farsi: تارتان Finnish flag Finnish: tartaani
French flag French: tartan Hebrew flag Hebrew: טַרטַן Hindi flag Hindi: ऊनी चारखानेदार कपड़ा
Croatian flag Croatian: tartan (škotska karirana Hungarian flag Hungarian: skótkockás gyapjúszövet Indonesian flag Indonesian: bahan wol dengan pola kot
Icelandic flag Icelandic: tartanefni, skotadúkur Italian flag Italian: tartan Japanese flag Japanese: 格子じま織
Korean flag Korean: 체크 무늬의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: languotaškotiška medžiaga Latvian flag Latvian: rūtains vilnas audums
Malay flag Malay: tartan Dutch flag Dutch: Schots ruitpatroon Norwegian flag Norwegian: skotskrutet stoff
Polish flag Polish: szkocka krata Portuguese flag Portuguese: tartã Romanian flag Romanian: tartan
Russian flag Russian: шотландка Slovak flag Slovak: škótska vlnená kockovaná Slovenian flag Slovenian: tartan
Serbian flag Serbian: tartan Swedish flag Swedish: skotskrutigt tyg Thai flag Thai: ผ้าตาหมากรุก
Turkish flag Turkish: kareli kumaş Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (蘇格蘭各家族使用的) 格子呢 (織物的) Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: шотландка
Urdu flag Urdu: چوخانہ اوني کپڑا Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: vải len kẻ ô vuông Chinese flag Chinese: (原来由苏格兰氏族使用的)花格图案,格子呢

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