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tar·tan 1
(tär′tn)n.
1.
a. Any of numerous textile patterns consisting of stripes of varying widths and colors crossed at right angles against a solid background, each forming a distinctive design worn by the members of a Scottish clan.
b. A twilled wool fabric or garment having such a pattern.
2. A plaid fabric.
[Middle English tartane, possibly from Old French tiretaine, linsey-woolsey, probably from tiret, a kind of cloth, from tire, silk cloth, from Latin Tyrius, Tyrian (cloth), from Tyrus, Tyre.]
tar′tan adj.
tar·tan 2
(tär′tn, tär-tăn′)n.
A small, single-masted Mediterranean ship with a large lateen sail.
[French tartane, from Provençal tartano, from Old Provençal tartana, buzzard, of imitative origin.]
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tartan
(ˈtɑːtən)n
1. (Textiles)
a. a design of straight lines, crossing at right angles to give a chequered appearance, esp the distinctive design or designs associated with each Scottish clan: the Buchanan tartan.
b. (as modifier): a tartan kilt.
2. (Textiles) a woollen fabric or garment with this design
3. (Clothing & Fashion) the tartan Highland dress
[C16: perhaps from Old French tertaine linsey-woolsey, from Old Spanish tiritaña a fine silk fabric, from tiritar to rustle]
ˈtartaned adj
tartan
(ˈtɑːtən)n
(Nautical Terms) a single-masted vessel used in the Mediterranean, usually with a lateen sail
[C17: from French, perhaps from Provençal tartana falcon, buzzard, since a ship was frequently given the name of a bird]
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tar•tan
(ˈtɑr tn)n.
1. 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. such a pattern known by the name of the clan wearing it; plaid.
3. any plaid or plaid fabric.
adj. 4. of, resembling, or made of tartan.
[1490–1500; variant of tertane < Middle French tertaine linsey-woolsey]
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Translations
زِيْ الطرطان الاِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّقِماش القَبيلَه
kostkovanýtartan
skotskternettartan
ruudullinen
tartan
skótkockás gyapjúszövettartán
tartanefnitartanefni, skotadúkur
タータンの
타탄의
languota škotiška medžiagaškotiškos medžiagos raštas
rūtains vilnas audumsrūtis
tartan
tartan
skotskrutig
ลายสกอต
ekosekareli kumaşözel ekose desen
có kẻ ô vuông
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tartan
n (= pattern) → Schottenkaro nt; (= material) → Schottenstoff m; what’s your tartan? → welches Clanmuster tragen Sie?
adj skirt etc → im Schottenkaro or -muster
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tartan
(ˈtaːtən) noun1. (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.
2. any one pattern of this sort, usually associated with a particular clan etc. the Cameron tartan.
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tartan
→ زِيْ الطرطان الاِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ kostkovaný skotskternet im Schottenmuster ταρτάν tartán ruudullinen écossais tartan tessuto scozzese タータンの 타탄의 Schotse ruit skotskrutet tartan axadrezado из шотландки skotskrutig ลายสกอต ekose có kẻ ô vuông 格子呢的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009