What is the meaning of Tartan?
Woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles originally associated with Scottish Highlanders, now with different clans (though this only dates from the late 18th century) and some Scottish families and institutions having their own patterns; a particular type of such fabric.
A pattern used on such fabric.
Clothing made from this fabric.
- An individual who wears tartan (sense 1.2); specifically, a Scottish Highlander, or a Scottish person (chiefly a Scotsman) in general.
- A type of fly used in fly fishing, often to catch salmon.
- A young person who is a member of a Protestant gang in Northern Ireland.
- Preceded by the: a group of people customarily wearing tartan; Scottish Highlanders or Scottish people collectively; also, the soldiers of a Scottish Highland regiment collectively.
An individual who wears tartan (sense 1.2); specifically, a Scottish Highlander, or a Scottish person (chiefly a Scotsman) in general.
A type of fly used in fly fishing, often to catch salmon.
A young person who is a member of a Protestant gang in Northern Ireland.
Preceded by the: a group of people customarily wearing tartan; Scottish Highlanders or Scottish people collectively; also, the soldiers of a Scottish Highland regiment collectively.
Originally a trade name in the form Tartan: a synthetic resin used for surfacing ramps, running tracks, etc.
Short for tartan-purry (“a porridge made from cabbage mixed with oatmeal”).
Made of tartan (noun sense 1), or having a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles like a that of a tartan.
Of or relating to Scotland, its culture, or people; Scottish.
To clothe (someone) in tartan (noun sense 1.2).
To apply a tartan pattern to (something).
To make (something) Scottish, or more Scottish; to tartanize.
A type of one-masted vessel with a lateen sail and a foresail, used in the Mediterranean.
(Can we verify this sense?) A kind of long covered carriage.
tartan (woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern)
tartan (synthetic resin, used for surfacing tracks etc.)
tartan (woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of intersecting orthogonal coloured stripes, associated with Scottish Highlanders)
a kilt or cloak made of tartan
tartan (woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of intersecting orthogonal coloured stripes, associated with Scottish Highlanders)
tartan (pattern associated with such material)
tartan track (all-weather synthetic track surfacing made of polyurethane used for track and field competitions)
tartan track (stadium or running track covered with such material)
tartan (woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern)
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