tartan
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Pronunciation
- IPA /tɑːtən/
Noun
tartan noun
- 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.
tartan noun
- A type of one-masted vessel used in the Mediterranean.
- A kind of long covered carriage.
Verb
tartan verb
- To clothe in tartan.
Adjective
tartan adjective
- Having a pattern like a tartan.
- Scottish.
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Synonyms
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