tartan

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tar·tan /ˈtɑːtn $ ˈtɑːrtn/ noun  [countable, uncountable]DC a traditional Scottish pattern of coloured squares and crossed lines, or cloth, especially wool cloth, with this pattern 〔苏格兰〕花格图案；格子花呢 SYN American English plaid the MacGregor tartan (=the special pattern worn by the MacGregor family) 麦格雷戈家族的格子图案 —tartan adjective a tartan scarf 格子花呢围巾 →5 see picture at 见图 pattern1

Examples from the Corpus

tartan• Monarch of the Glen is 100 % tartan flannel.• Clans, kilts, and tartans were explained.• Using different colours can change the scale and shape of things and tartan is a natural progression from this.• I saw her sitting there, in her green tartan dress.• Their townsfolk sneered at the Maclean chiefs' rawhide brogans and bare knees, kilted tartans and dyed linens.• And while we are at it, how many tartans are there?• I had worn my red tartan plaid jacket, the one I wear only on weekends.• A sudden gust lifted his resplendent tartan for all to see ... a pair of blue briefs.Origin tartan (1400-1500) Probably from Old French tiretaine type of cloth

tar·tan nounChineseSyllable  

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tartan
tar‧tan /ˈtɑːtn $ ˈtɑːrtn/ noun [uncountable and countable] a traditional Scottish pattern of coloured squares and crossed lines, or cloth, especially wool cloth, with this pattern
   SYN  plaid American English:
    the MacGregor tartan (=the special pattern worn by the MacGregor family)
—tartan adjective:
    a tartan scarf

tar·tanBrE /ˈtɑːtn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɑːrtn/ 🔊 noun

[uncountable, countable] a pattern of squares and lines of different colours and widths that cross each other at an angle of 90°, used especially on cloth, and originally from Scotland （尤指源自苏格兰织物的）花格图案，方格花纹◆a tartan rug花格小地毯 [countable] a tartan pattern connected with a particular group of families (= a clan ) in Scotland （与苏格兰某家族有关的）花格图案，方格花纹◆the MacLeod tartan麦克劳德花格图案 [uncountable] cloth, especially made of wool, that has a tartan pattern 花格布料；（尤指）苏格兰格呢  ➡  compare plaid