[ˈtɑːt(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a woollen cloth woven in one of several patterns of coloured checks and intersecting lines, especially of a design associated with a particular Scottish clan
(e.g: stripes and tartans have replaced floral chintzes)


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Origin:
late 15th century (originally Scots): perhaps from Old French tertaine, denoting a kind of cloth; compare with tartarin, a rich fabric formerly imported from the east through Tartary

[ˈtɑːt(ə)n], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- used allusively in reference to Scotland or the Scots
(e.g: the financing proposals for the Scottish parliament amounted to a tartan tax)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century (originally Scots): perhaps from Old French tertaine, denoting a kind of cloth; compare with tartarin, a rich fabric formerly imported from the east through Tartary

[ˈtɑːt(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a lateen-rigged, single-masted ship used in the Mediterranean


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from French tartane, from Italian tartana, perhaps from Arabic ṭarīda